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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 5, 2008, 6:55 PM CST for Randolph County, Arkansas. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2008, 6:55 PM CST (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2008, 7:45 PM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Randolph County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 7:20 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 1 Wnw Dalton, AR | *** 4 INJ *** 1 HOUSE DESTROYED...5 HOMES WITH MODERATE DAMAGE...1 OUTBUILDING TOTALLY DESTROYED. LARGE METAL BUILDING SEVERLY DAMAGED. 9 MILES NON CONTINUOUS LENGTH STARTING AT 1 WNW DALTON TO NEAR WARM SPRINGS. MAXIMUM WIDTH 200 YARDS. STORM SURVEY TEAM DETE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:09 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 204 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1569 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.5
- Supercell composite
- 12.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMEG 060056 RRA
TORMEG
ARC121-060145-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0041.080206T0055Z-080206T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
655 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CST
* AT 655 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 22 MILES
WEST OF RAVENDEN SPRINGS...OR ABOUT NEAR ASH FLAT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DALTON...ATTICA AND MAYNARD.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE 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 3640 9079 3625 9123 3637 9132 3638 9131
3639 9133 3649 9140 3651 9085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 229DEG 44KT 3628 9154
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KMEG 060123
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
723 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
ARC121-060145-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080206T0145Z/
RANDOLPH AR-
723 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
RANDOLPH COUNTY...
AT 723 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
DALTON...OR ABOUT 16 MILES EAST OF MAMMOTH SPRING...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATTICA
AND MAYNARD.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER
A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3640 9079 3625 9123 3637 9132 3638 9131
3639 9133 3649 9140 3651 9085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 229DEG 44KT 3649 9120
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 6:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 42 min |
| Feb 5, 7:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 7:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 7:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | St. Francis | 27 min |
| Feb 5, 7:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Poinsett | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 16 min |
| Feb 5, 8:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 61 min |
| Feb 5, 8:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 8:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 37 min |
| Feb 5, 8:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 41 min |
| Feb 5, 8:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 8:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, St. Francis | 56 min |
| Feb 5, 8:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 31 min |
| Feb 5, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 9:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 48 min |
| Feb 5, 9:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 28 min |
| Feb 5, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 34 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.