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Tornado Warning 80, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2008, 1:14 PM CDT for Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee. It was in force for 46 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
- May 2, 2008, 1:14 PM CDT (18:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:49 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 1314 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 532 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 505 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.8
- Supercell composite
- 15.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMEG 021813
TORMEG
TNC095-131-021900-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0080.080502T1814Z-080502T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
114 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 114 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RIDGELY...OR 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORTAGEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TIPTONVILLE...CLAYTON...TROY AND UNION CITY.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER 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 3639 8889 3640 8892 3640 8895 3631 8895
3622 8957 3629 8956 3635 8961 3636 8954
3641 8953 3652 8909 3651 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 256DEG 29KT 3633 8949
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KMEG 021845
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
145 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
TNC095-021855-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080502T1900Z/
LAKE TN-
145 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 145 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3639 8889 3640 8895 3631 8895 3629 8931
3633 8936 3637 8935 3642 8937 3652 8909
3651 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 256DEG 29KT 3639 8917
$$
TNC131-021900-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-080502T1900Z/
OBION TN-
145 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
OBION COUNTY...
AT 145 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TROY...OR 8 MILES
WEST OF UNION CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WOODLAND MILLS AND RIVES.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER 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.
LAT...LON 3639 8889 3640 8895 3631 8895 3629 8931
3633 8936 3637 8935 3642 8937 3652 8909
3651 8893
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 256DEG 29KT 3639 8917
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood and 7 more | 17 hr |
| May 2, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake | 48 min |
| May 2, 1:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lake | 93 min |
| May 2, 1:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Obion | 90 min |
| May 2, 2:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 93 min |
| May 2, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 25 min |
| May 2, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henderson, Madison | 42 min |
| May 2, 3:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 94 min |
| May 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson, Madison | 39 min |
| May 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 50 min |
| May 2, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson, Madison | 90 min |
| May 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 40 min |
| May 2, 4:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 96 min |
| May 2, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson | 21 min |
| May 2, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Obion | 30 min |
| May 2, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 40 min |
| May 2, 4:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 97 min |
| May 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Obion | 95 min |
| May 2, 5:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 59 min |
| May 2, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale | 50 min |
| May 2, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Weakley | 84 min |
| May 2, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 90 min |
| May 2, 6:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Hardin | 83 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.