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Tornado Warning 98, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2008, 4:48 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 42 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
- May 2, 2008, 4:48 PM CDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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, 5:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 W Etta, MS | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF ETTA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 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 022148
TORMEG
MSC009-071-093-107-145-022230-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0098.080502T2148Z-080502T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
448 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 448 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BURGESS...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HARMONTOWN...LAWS HILL...CAMBRIDGE...BETHLEHEM AND HOLLY SPRINGS.
.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 3446 8984 3457 8974 3456 8967 3457 8966
3465 8966 3494 8939 3453 8902 3430 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 239DEG 45KT 3443 8968
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KMEG 022211
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
511 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
MSC009-071-093-107-145-022230-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0098.000000T0000Z-080502T2230Z/
BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-UNION MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-
511 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA...NORTHERN LAFAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN UNION...
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND SOUTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 511 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ABBEVILLE...OR 9
MILES NORTH OF OXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CAMBRIDGE...BETHLEHEM...HOLLY SPRINGS...ETTA...POTTS CAMP...MYRTLE
AND HICKORY FLAT.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3446 8984 3457 8974 3456 8967 3457 8966
3465 8966 3494 8939 3453 8902 3430 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 239DEG 45KT 3452 8949
$$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 | Benton, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola and 5 more | 17 hr |
| May 2, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall | 39 min |
| May 2, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tunica | 57 min |
| May 2, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 48 min |
| May 2, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tate, Tunica | 45 min |
| May 2, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 45 min |
| May 2, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 29 min |
| May 2, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 42 min |
| May 2, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 46 min |
| May 2, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tate | 50 min |
| May 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola | 30 min |
| May 2, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha | 23 min |
| May 2, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman | 44 min |
| May 2, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Tippah, Union | 42 min |
| May 2, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 39 min |
| May 2, 5:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 95 min |
| May 2, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Tate | 42 min |
| May 2, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Union | 51 min |
| May 2, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 46 min |
| May 2, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah and 1 more | 90 min |
| May 2, 5:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Union | 42 min |
| May 2, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tippah, Union | 49 min |
| May 2, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Union | 31 min |
| May 2, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Union | 44 min |
| May 2, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 41 min |
| May 2, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss | 33 min |
| May 2, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Tate | 30 min |
| May 2, 6:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 83 min |
| May 2, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah, Union | 44 min |
| May 2, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 38 min |
| May 2, 6:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 2 more | 6 hr |
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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.