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Tornado Warning 131, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2011, 2:42 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Shelby County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Crittenden County, Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 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 1, 2011, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2011, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 3:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Atoka, TN |
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 1, 12:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -230 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 613 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
521 WFUS54 KMEG 011942 TORMEG ARC035-093-TNC097-157-167-012030- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0131.110501T1942Z-110501T2030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 242 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... WESTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 330 PM CDT * AT 242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR JERICHO...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF MARION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JERICHO... SUNSET...BRIGHTON...DIXONVILLE...FULTON...MILLINGTON...MUNFORD... FORT PILLOW STATE PARK AND MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BRANDYWINE LAKE...CORONEE LAKE AND WAPANOCCA LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 3566 8983 3543 8962 3522 9022 3539 9032 TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 240DEG 43KT 3534 9020 $$ BORGHOFF
4 follow-up statements
601 WWUS54 KMEG 011952 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 252 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ARC035-093-TNC097-157-167-012030- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0131.000000T0000Z-110501T2030Z/ MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-LAUDERDALE TN-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN- 252 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR WESTERN TIPTON...NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY...SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE... NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES... AT 252 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATOKA... BRIGHTON...BURLISON...DIXONVILLE...FULTON...GILT EDGE...MILLINGTON... MUNFORD...ST THOMAS...PECAN POINT...SHAWNEE...MENESHA...LAMBETHVILLE AND RANDOLPH. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BRANDYWINE LAKE AND CORONEE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 3543 9024 3566 8983 3543 8962 3527 9008 TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 241DEG 43KT 3538 9004 $$ BORGHOFF
474 WWUS54 KMEG 012001 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 301 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ARC035-012011- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0131.000000T0000Z-110501T2030Z/ CRITTENDEN AR- 301 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 301 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 3531 8998 3545 9007 3566 8983 3543 8962 TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 241DEG 44KT 3543 8992 $$ ARC093-TNC097-157-167-012030- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0131.000000T0000Z-110501T2030Z/ MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN- 301 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR WESTERN TIPTON...NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY...SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES... AT 301 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR QUITO...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATOKA... BRIGHTON...BURLISON...DIXONVILLE...GILT EDGE...MUNFORD...RANDOLPH... BEAVER...DRUMMONDS...QUITO...WILKINSVILLE...TIPTON...CROSSTOWN AND IDAVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 3531 8998 3545 9007 3566 8983 3543 8962 TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 241DEG 44KT 3543 8992 $$ BORGHOFF
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WWUS54 KMEG 012012
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
312 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
ARC093-TNC157-012021-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0131.000000T0000Z-110501T2030Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-SHELBY TN-
312 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 311 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3543 8962 3540 8988 3549 8999 3553 8995
3553 8993 3556 8993 3566 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 241DEG 44KT 3549 8979
$$
TNC097-167-012030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0131.000000T0000Z-110501T2030Z/
LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
312 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TIPTON AND SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ATOKA...BURLISON...GILT
EDGE...RANDOLPH...BEAVER...DRUMMONDS...TIPTON...CROSSTOWN...IDAVILLE.
..CLOPTON...AKINS CORNER...EGYPT AND FORT PILLOW STATE PARK.
LAT...LON 3543 8962 3540 8988 3549 8999 3553 8995
3553 8993 3556 8993 3566 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 241DEG 44KT 3549 8979
$$432
WWUS54 KMEG 012023
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
323 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
TNC097-167-012033-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0131.000000T0000Z-110501T2030Z/
LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
323 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL TIPTON AND SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT...
AT 323 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
.CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AS FUTURE WARNINGS ARE
POSSIBLE FOR YOUR AREA.
LAT...LON 3543 8962 3540 8988 3549 8999 3553 8995
3553 8993 3556 8993 3566 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 241DEG 44KT 3556 8963
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 25 min |
| May 1, 2:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood | 32 min |
| May 1, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 31 min |
| May 1, 3:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Haywood | 26 min |
| May 1, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 49 min |
| May 1, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Gibson | 27 min |
| May 1, 3:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 28 min |
| May 1, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 24 min |
| May 1, 4:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Gibson and 9 more | 9 hr |
| May 1, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 28 min |
| May 1, 8:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 46 min |
| May 1, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood, Tipton | 50 min |
| May 1, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 62 hr |
| May 1, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 62 hr |
| May 1, 11:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| May 1, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 23 min |
| May 1, 11:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 11:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 49 min |
| May 1, 12:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 12 hr |
| May 1, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale | 49 min |
| May 1, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 60 min |
| May 1, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Obion | 29 min |
| May 1, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton | 51 min |
| May 1, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 52 min |
| May 1, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 46 min |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 41 min |
| May 1, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale and 2 more | 53 min |
| May 1, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 38 min |
| May 1, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 34 min |
| May 1, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and 1 more | 49 min |
| May 1, 3:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 8 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 50 min |
| May 1, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 49 min |
| May 1, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Randolph | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Greene | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 27 min |
| Apr 30, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Randolph | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead | 44 min |
| May 1, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 44 min |
| May 1, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 33 min |
| May 1, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross | 25 min |
| May 1, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 29 min |
| May 1, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 28 min |
| May 1, 6:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 34 min |
| May 1, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 33 min |
| May 1, 9:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 48 min |
| May 1, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 45 min |
| May 1, 10:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 53 min |
| May 1, 10:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Cross, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi and 2 more | 9 hr |
| May 1, 11:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 40 min |
| May 1, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead | 40 min |
| May 1, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 50 min |
| May 1, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 49 min |
| May 1, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 42 min |
| May 1, 1:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| May 1, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 49 min |
| May 1, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 43 min |
Nearby
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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.