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Tornado Warning 88, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2008, 3:23 PM CDT for Crittenden County, Cross County, Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 52 min. 5 reports 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
- May 2, 2008, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Mississippi County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:25 PM CDT | TORNADO 3 | Earle, AR | *** 4 INJ *** EF-3 TORNADO OCCURRED IN EARLE ARKANSAS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 150-160 MPH AND A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 250-300 YARDS. FOUR SERIOUS INJURIES WERE REPORTED. |
| May 2, 3:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | Earle, AR | ONE HOUSE DESTROYED...BUILDINGS DAMAGED...TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. |
| May 2, 3:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw Turrell, AR | TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT HIGHWAY 118 AND 42 WEST OF TURRELL. |
| May 2, 3:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Turrell, AR | TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
| May 2, 3:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | Gilmore, AR | TORNADO NEAR GILMORE...RAIN WRAPPED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 2 minutes after it went out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 61 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 022023
TORMEG
ARC035-037-093-022115-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0088.080502T2023Z-080502T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
323 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 323 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR EARLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CRAWFORDSVILLE...MARION...SUNSET...JERICHO...TURRELL...GILMORE...
JOINER AND BASSETT.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH.
.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 3559 9007 3548 9008 3542 9018 3539 9018
3542 9008 3533 9009 3531 9016 3527 9016
3526 9010 3522 9010 3514 9039 3515 9050
3515 9051 3532 9062
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 240DEG 37KT 3526 9046
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMEG 022029
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
328 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
ARC035-037-093-022115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-080502T2115Z/
CROSS AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-
328 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CRITTENDEN...SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEASTERN CROSS
COUNTIES...
AT 328 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS HAVE CONFIRMED AND ARE CONTINUING TO
TRACK A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR EARLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CRAWFORDSVILLE...MARION...SUNSET...JERICHO...TURRELL...GILMORE...
BIRDSONG...JOINER AND BASSETT.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3559 9007 3548 9008 3542 9018 3539 9018
3542 9008 3533 9009 3531 9016 3527 9016
3526 9010 3522 9010 3514 9039 3515 9050
3515 9051 3532 9062
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 242DEG 37KT 3528 9041
$$000
WWUS54 KMEG 022038
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
ARC035-037-093-022115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-080502T2115Z/
CROSS AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-
336 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CRITTENDEN...SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEASTERN CROSS
COUNTIES...
AT 336 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND HEADING TOWARDS TURRELL.
IF YOU ARE IN THE TOWN OF TURRELL OR SURROUNDING AREAS...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MARION...SUNSET...JERICHO...TURRELL...GILMORE...BIRDSONG...JOINER AND
BASSETT.
.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 3559 9007 3548 9008 3542 9018 3539 9018
3542 9008 3533 9009 3531 9016 3527 9016
3526 9010 3522 9010 3514 9039 3515 9050
3515 9051 3532 9062
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 233DEG 33KT 3534 9038
$$000
WWUS54 KMEG 022049
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
346 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
ARC035-037-093-022115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-080502T2115Z/
CROSS AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-
346 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CRITTENDEN...SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEASTERN CROSS
COUNTIES...
AT 346 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS ARE CONTINUING TO TRACK A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE TOWN
OF EARLE. THIS TORNADO IS NOW MOVING NEAR OR THROUGH THE TOWN OF
GILMORE...OR NEAR TURRELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS TORNADO
WILL CROSS INTERSTATE 55 IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS IS AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION...TAKE COVER NOW.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BIRDSONG...JOINER AND BASSETT.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3559 9007 3548 9008 3542 9018 3539 9018
3542 9008 3533 9009 3531 9016 3527 9016
3526 9010 3522 9010 3514 9039 3515 9050
3515 9051 3532 9062
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 229DEG 32KT 3541 9030
$$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 May 2, 2:23 PM CDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:23 PM CDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
223 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
.DISCUSSION...
A BUSY SEVERE WEATHER AFTERNOON IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH.
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM EASTERN AR
TO NORTHWEST TN AT 200 PM. REPORTS OF TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS HAVE BEEN COMING IN FROM ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
BOOTHEEL SINCE THIS MORNING. THIS LINE WILL PROGRESS ACROSS THE
MID SOUTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO CURRENT
OUTLOOK...WATCH AND WARNING STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
DEWPOINTS REMAIN IN THE 60S DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR ABOUT 50 TO 75
MILES BEHIND THE CURRENT LINE OF CONVECTION. THERE IS ANOTHER
POTENT UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OF
THE REGION THIS EVENING. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER BEHIND THIS LINE THROUGH THE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.
MUCH DRIER AND SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FOR THIS
WEEKEND AS A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK IN
RESPONSE TO A SOUTHERLY SURFACE FLOW BRINGING GULF MOISTURE
NORTHWARD AND A NORTHERN BRANCH H5 SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSING TO THE
NORTH.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 59 76 50 71 / 90 10 10 0
MKL 59 73 46 70 / 90 10 10 0
JBR 55 72 47 69 / 70 10 10 0
TUP 62 77 49 73 / 90 40 10 0
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BENTON MS-COAHOMA-
DESOTO-LAFAYETTE-MARSHALL-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-
TUNICA-YALOBUSHA.
TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CROCKETT-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&
OKULSKIHazardous weather outlook, May 2, 2:39 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 239 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-032145- 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- 239 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM BRUCE MISSISSIPPI...TO CORINTH MISSISSIPPI...TO PARSONS TENNESSEE. AREAS EAST OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED LINE ARE IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 900 PM THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LINE. ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS LINE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO CURRENT SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. ALONG WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT...HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS OR SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH 900 PM CDT THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH 900 PM CDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OKULSKI
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 2, 2:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
211 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
1250 PM FLASH FLOOD JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON WASHINGTON STREET IN JONESBORO.
1255 PM TSTM WND GST BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 E70.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS IN BROOKLAND.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN IN BROOKLAND.
0108 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE BROOKLAND 35.94N 90.53W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
2 GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 977 AND 997.
0110 PM TORNADO 4 SE PARAGOULD 36.02N 90.46W
05/02/2008 GREENE AR PUBLIC
TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF DIXIE NEAR GREENE/CRAIGHEAD
COUNTY LINE.
0139 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE SENATH 36.15N 90.14W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARN DESTROYED WITH CONTENTS STREWN JUST NORTH OF CARUTH.
UNKNOWN AT TIME IF TORNADO DAMAGE.
0151 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S KENNETT 36.23N 90.05W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS JUST SOUTH OF KENNETT
ALONG HIGHWAY Z.
&&
JKTLocal storm report, May 2, 2:38 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
238 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
1250 PM FLASH FLOOD JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON WASHINGTON STREET IN JONESBORO.
1255 PM TSTM WND GST BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 E70.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS IN BROOKLAND.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN IN BROOKLAND.
0108 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE BROOKLAND 35.94N 90.53W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
2 GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 977 AND 997.
0110 PM TORNADO 4 SE PARAGOULD 36.02N 90.46W
05/02/2008 GREENE AR PUBLIC
TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF DIXIE NEAR GREENE/CRAIGHEAD
COUNTY LINE.
0139 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE SENATH 36.15N 90.14W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARN DESTROYED WITH CONTENTS STREWN JUST NORTH OF CARUTH.
UNKNOWN AT TIME IF TORNADO DAMAGE.
0151 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S KENNETT 36.23N 90.05W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS JUST SOUTH OF KENNETT
ALONG HIGHWAY Z.
0233 PM HAIL 7 NW BETHLEHEM 34.64N 89.42W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MARSHALL MS AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
&&
JKTSpecial weather statement, May 2, 2:45 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 245 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 TNZ049-050-088-089-022015- FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN- 245 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF LAKELAND AT 245 PM CDT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 87 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...HAYWOOD...SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...COVINGTON...GERMANTOWN AND MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Local storm report, May 2, 2:56 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
256 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
1250 PM FLASH FLOOD JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON WASHINGTON STREET IN JONESBORO.
1255 PM TSTM WND GST BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 E70.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS IN BROOKLAND.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN IN BROOKLAND.
0108 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE BROOKLAND 35.94N 90.53W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
2 GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 977 AND 997.
0110 PM TORNADO 4 SE PARAGOULD 36.02N 90.46W
05/02/2008 GREENE AR PUBLIC
TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF DIXIE NEAR GREENE/CRAIGHEAD
COUNTY LINE.
0139 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE SENATH 36.15N 90.14W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARN DESTROYED WITH CONTENTS STREWN JUST NORTH OF CARUTH.
UNKNOWN AT TIME IF TORNADO DAMAGE.
0151 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S KENNETT 36.23N 90.05W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS JUST SOUTH OF KENNETT
ALONG HIGHWAY Z.
0233 PM HAIL 7 NW BETHLEHEM 34.64N 89.42W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MARSHALL MS AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0250 PM TORNADO 4 NE LEPANTO 35.65N 90.28W
05/02/2008 POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED NORTHEAST OF LEPANTO NEAR HIGHWAY 77.
&&
JKTLocal storm report, May 2, 3:01 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
301 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
1250 PM FLASH FLOOD JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON WASHINGTON STREET IN JONESBORO.
1255 PM TSTM WND GST BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 E70.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS IN BROOKLAND.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN IN BROOKLAND.
0108 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE BROOKLAND 35.94N 90.53W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
2 GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 977 AND 997.
0110 PM TORNADO 4 SE PARAGOULD 36.02N 90.46W
05/02/2008 GREENE AR PUBLIC
TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF DIXIE NEAR GREENE/CRAIGHEAD
COUNTY LINE.
0139 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE SENATH 36.15N 90.14W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARN DESTROYED WITH CONTENTS STREWN JUST NORTH OF CARUTH.
UNKNOWN AT TIME IF TORNADO DAMAGE.
0151 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S KENNETT 36.23N 90.05W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS JUST SOUTH OF KENNETT
ALONG HIGHWAY Z.
0233 PM HAIL 7 NW BETHLEHEM 34.64N 89.42W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MARSHALL MS AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0250 PM TORNADO 4 NE LEPANTO 35.65N 90.28W
05/02/2008 POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED NORTHEAST OF LEPANTO NEAR HIGHWAY 77.
0254 PM TORNADO THREE WAY 35.70N 90.25W
05/02/2008 MISSISSIPPI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO NEAR THREE WAY MOVING NORTHEAST.
&&
JKTLocal storm report, May 2, 3:21 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
321 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
1250 PM FLASH FLOOD JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON WASHINGTON STREET IN JONESBORO.
1255 PM TSTM WND GST BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 E70.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS IN BROOKLAND.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN IN BROOKLAND.
0108 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE BROOKLAND 35.94N 90.53W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
2 GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 977 AND 997.
0110 PM TORNADO 4 SE PARAGOULD 36.02N 90.46W
05/02/2008 GREENE AR PUBLIC
TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF DIXIE NEAR GREENE/CRAIGHEAD
COUNTY LINE.
0139 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE SENATH 36.15N 90.14W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARN DESTROYED WITH CONTENTS STREWN JUST NORTH OF CARUTH.
UNKNOWN AT TIME IF TORNADO DAMAGE.
0151 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S KENNETT 36.23N 90.05W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS JUST SOUTH OF KENNETT
ALONG HIGHWAY Z.
0233 PM HAIL 7 NW BETHLEHEM 34.64N 89.42W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MARSHALL MS AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0250 PM TORNADO 4 NE LEPANTO 35.65N 90.28W
05/02/2008 POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED NORTHEAST OF LEPANTO NEAR HIGHWAY 77.
0254 PM TORNADO THREE WAY 35.70N 90.25W
05/02/2008 MISSISSIPPI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO NEAR THREE WAY MOVING NORTHEAST.
0320 PM TORNADO 2 S PARKIN 35.24N 90.55W
05/02/2008 CROSS AR STORM CHASER
LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST SOUTH OF PARKIN.
&&
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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 | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 17 hr |
| May 2, 10:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 2 hr |
| May 2, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 36 min |
| May 2, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 47 min |
| May 2, 12:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead | 93 min |
| May 2, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 21 min |
| May 2, 12:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Greene | 91 min |
| May 2, 1:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 44 min |
| May 2, 1:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lawrence | 64 min |
| May 2, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 41 min |
| May 2, 2:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| May 2, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 50 min |
| May 2, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 51 min |
| May 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 49 min |
| May 2, 2:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 93 min |
| May 2, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 57 min |
| May 2, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 89 min |
| May 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 50 min |
| May 2, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 29 min |
| May 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 40 min |
| May 2, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 40 min |
| May 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 95 min |
| May 2, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 39 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.