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Tornado Warning 127, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 3:27 PM CDT for Decatur County, Hardin County, Tennessee. It was in force for 33 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 27, 2011, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Decatur County, TN, Hardin County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:02 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
651
WFUS54 KMEG 272027
TORMEG
TNC039-071-272100-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0127.110427T2027Z-110427T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
327 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 328 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO NEAR OLIVE HILL...OR 10 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS
OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR AND NORTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN 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 3539 8798 3539 8802 3535 8800 3531 8801
3530 8798 3519 8798 3515 8804 3529 8818
3543 8798 3540 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 231DEG 55KT 3528 8801
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Tipton | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 7:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 68 min |
| Apr 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Madison | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 8:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 20 min |
| Apr 26, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 10:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 10:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Tipton | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 16 min |
| Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 12:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 2:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 3:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 18 min |
| Apr 27, 6:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 10:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 10:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 1 more | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison, Shelby | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 11:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Madison | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison | 17 min |
| Apr 27, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 1:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 12 min |
| Apr 27, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 2:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 5 days |
| Apr 27, 2:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 3:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Perry | 17 days |
| Apr 27, 4:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Gibson and 11 more | 66 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | McNairy | 85 min |
| Apr 27, 5:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby | 66 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 19 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | McNairy | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.