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Tornado Warning 141, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 13, 2011, 6:05 PM CDT for Alcorn County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 min. 2 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 13, 2011, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2011, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alcorn County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 6:12 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ssw Corinth, MS | POWER LINES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 514 AND 515. |
| May 13, 6:17 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Corinth, MS | POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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 13, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 13, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1232 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
220
WFUS54 KMEG 132305
TORMEG
MSC003-141-132345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0141.110513T2305Z-110513T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
605 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 605 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILE
NORTH OF HINKLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CORINTH...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH...
IUKA AND JCOLEMAN STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.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 3476 8811 3476 8867 3494 8866 3499 8850
3500 8819 3496 8815 3492 8813 3490 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 252DEG 32KT 3483 8859
$$
JAB/TLSJR1 follow-up statement
829
WWUS54 KMEG 132319
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
619 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
MSC003-141-132345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110513T2345Z/
ALCORN MS-TISHOMINGO MS-
619 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
TISHOMINGO AND EASTERN ALCORN COUNTIES...
AT 618 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORMAN ROAD IN CORINTH...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH...
IUKA...KOSSUTH...RIENZI...GIFT...KENDRICK...FARMINGTON...
STRICKLAND...JOBES...ALLENTOWN...BIGGERSVILLE...DOSKIE...EASTPORT AND
BACON SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3476 8811 3476 8867 3494 8866 3499 8850
3500 8819 3496 8815 3492 8813 3490 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 252DEG 32KT 3486 8846
$$
JAB/TLSJRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tunica | 53 min |
| May 13, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tunica | 41 min |
| May 13, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 53 min |
| May 13, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 52 min |
| May 13, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Panola, Tate, Tunica | 47 min |
| May 13, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 60 min |
| May 13, 4:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 24 min |
| May 13, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 33 min |
| May 13, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc | 61 min |
| May 13, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Marshall, Tate | 44 min |
| May 13, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 39 min |
| May 13, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 55 min |
| May 13, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Union | 63 min |
| May 13, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah | 51 min |
| May 13, 6:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Prentiss and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 13, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 53 min |
| May 13, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 58 min |
| May 13, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 41 min |
| May 13, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 32 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.