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Tornado Warning 133, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 1, 2011, 3:54 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 34 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, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2011, 4:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Madison County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 1, 4:10 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Dancyville, 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 93 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.
895
WFUS54 KMEG 012054
TORMEG
TNC047-069-075-113-012145-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0133.110501T2054Z-110501T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
354 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 354 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DANCYVILLE...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COVINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CLOVERPORT...DANCYVILLE...HILLVILLE...MERCER AND WHITEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE BASEBALL SIZE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 8954 3540 8949 3540 8948 3546 8947
3557 8891 3541 8885 3539 8886 3538 8884
3531 8881
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 257DEG 36KT 3535 8937
$$
BORGHOFF3 follow-up statements
340
WWUS54 KMEG 012106
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
406 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
TNC047-069-075-113-012145-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0133.000000T0000Z-110501T2145Z/
FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-HARDEMAN TN-
406 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
HARDEMAN...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...SOUTHERN HAYWOOD AND NORTHEASTERN
FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DANCYVILLE...OR 15
MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLOVERPORT...
DANCYVILLE...HILLVILLE...MERCER...STANTON...TOONE...WHITEVILLE...
MOORMAN...YUM YUM...TAYLOR CHAPEL...MILLER...FAYETTE CORNERS...MEUX
CORNER AND ASBURY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3535 8883 3529 8939 3547 8941 3557 8891
3541 8885 3539 8886 3538 8884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 254DEG 31KT 3539 8926
$$
BORGHOFF238
WWUS54 KMEG 012119
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
419 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
TNC047-012129-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0133.000000T0000Z-110501T2145Z/
FAYETTE TN-
419 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 419 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 3541 8885 3537 8918 3540 8919 3540 8924
3549 8926 3557 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 249DEG 26KT 3542 8917
$$
TNC069-075-113-012145-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0133.000000T0000Z-110501T2145Z/
HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-HARDEMAN TN-
419 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD
COUNTIES...
AT 419 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR CHAPEL...OR
13 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLOVERPORT...
HILLVILLE...MERCER...DENMARK...NEELY...HATCHIE...UPTONVILLE...CEDAR
CHAPEL...VILDO AND TEAGUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3541 8885 3537 8918 3540 8919 3540 8924
3549 8926 3557 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 249DEG 26KT 3542 8917
$$
BORGHOFF126
WWUS54 KMEG 012128
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
428 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
TNC069-075-113-012138-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0133.000000T0000Z-110501T2145Z/
HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-HARDEMAN TN-
428 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN...SOUTHWESTERN
MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 428 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3541 8885 3537 8918 3540 8919 3540 8924
3549 8926 3557 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 249DEG 26KT 3544 8909
$$
BORGHOFFThe 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, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 48 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, 3:56 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 |
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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.