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Tornado Warning 88, NWS Memphis, TN

April 25, 2006Pemiscot County, Missouri

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2006, 7:08 PM CDT for Pemiscot County, Missouri. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 25, 2006, 7:08 PM CDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2006, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Pemiscot County, MO

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 25, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 145 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 890 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 770 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KMEG 260008
TORMEG
MOC155-260030-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0088.060426T0008Z-060426T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
708 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 703 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO OVER   
PEMISCOT COUNTY...JUST NORTH OF STEELE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTY.

.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

.IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

LAT...LON 3617 8980 3606 8984 3603 8969 3614 8961
      3615 8968

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KMEG 260028
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
728 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

MOC155-260038-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-060426T0030Z/
PEMISCOT MO-
728 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PEMISCOT COUNTY EXPIRES AT 730 PM CDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3617 8980 3606 8984 3603 8969 3614 8961
      3615 8968

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 25, 2:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 2:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
253 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES HAVE CLEARED ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND MOST OF WEST
TENNESSEE WHILE THINNING CIRRUS WAS OCCURRING OVER NORTH
MISSISSIPPI. A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND
STRETCHED ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THE STORMS
OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI FORMED IN RESPONSE TO A SHORTWAVE
TRANSLATING ACROSS OKLAHOMA.

THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE ITS SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION THROUGH THE NIGHT.
AS IT MOVES SOUTH...THE UPPER SHORTWAVE WILL TRANSLATE ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI. THE COMBINATION OF THE FRONT AND THE SHORTWAVE
WILL INTERACT WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND PRODUCE HIGH CHANCES OF
RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH.

THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS THE UPPER MS VALLEY BY
MID-DAY WEDNESDAY. SOME LINGERING SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTHEAST
MS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY...BEFORE THE FRONT SAGS FARTHER
SOUTH.

RAINY AND CLOUDY WEATHER WILL BE REPLACED WITH DRIER AIR BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE
LOWER TO MID 60S FOR MANY AREAS. EXPECTING CLEARING SKIES BY
OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY...SO MIN TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 40S.

THURSDAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE REGION. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH
THE DAY FRIDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL ENTER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT.
CURRENT MODELS SUPPORT PREVIOUS RUNS OF A WET WEEKEND.

THANKS BNA FOR COORDINATION.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

AC

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 5:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
540 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-261000-
ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-
MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-
ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
540 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN
ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR CHARLESTON MISSISSIPPI TO HOLLY SPRINGS
MISSISSIPPI TO SAVANNAH TENNESSEE.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND A COLD
FRONT APPROACHING THE MID-SOUTH FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL CAUSE SOME
THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR THIS EVENING.

JCL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 5:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
556 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     HAIL             5 E MAYNARD             36.42N 90.81W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             SUCCESS                 36.45N 90.72W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0535 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.50 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JCL

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
607 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     HAIL             5 E MAYNARD             36.42N 90.81W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.50 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             SUCCESS                 36.45N 90.72W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M4.25 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JCL

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:21 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
621 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     HAIL             5 E MAYNARD             36.42N 90.81W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             SUCCESS                 36.45N 90.72W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0535 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.50 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M4.25 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0600 PM     HAIL             6 NE KNOBEL             36.38N 90.53W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JCL

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:28 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
628 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     HAIL             5 E MAYNARD             36.42N 90.81W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             SUCCESS                 36.45N 90.72W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M4.25 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0600 PM     HAIL             6 NE KNOBEL             36.38N 90.53W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0620 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0625 PM     HAIL             RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JCL

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:42 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
642 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     HAIL             5 E MAYNARD             36.42N 90.81W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             SUCCESS                 36.45N 90.72W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M4.25 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0600 PM     HAIL             6 NE KNOBEL             36.38N 90.53W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0620 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0625 PM     HAIL             RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0640 PM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0640 PM     HAIL             DELAPLAINE              36.23N 90.73W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

&&

JCL

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:46 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
646 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     HAIL             5 E MAYNARD             36.42N 90.81W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0535 PM     HAIL             SUCCESS                 36.45N 90.72W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M4.25 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0553 PM     HAIL             CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0600 PM     HAIL             6 NE KNOBEL             36.38N 90.53W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0620 PM     HAIL             4 NE MAYNARD            36.46N 90.85W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0625 PM     HAIL             RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
04/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0640 PM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0640 PM     HAIL             DELAPLAINE              36.23N 90.73W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

0644 PM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/25/2006  M0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0645 PM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
04/25/2006  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JCL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dunklin	44 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.