Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 151, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 4:22 PM CDT for Craighead County, Greene County, Lawrence County, Arkansas. It was in force for 38 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 25, 2011, 4:22 PM CDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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 25, 5:03 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Bono, AR | POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| May 25, 5:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 7 Se Sedgwick, AR |
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 25, 12:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 2124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 600 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 445 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 6.0
- Supercell composite
- 20.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
727
WFUS54 KMEG 252122
TORMEG
ARC031-055-075-252200-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0151.110525T2122Z-110525T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
422 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALICIA...OR NEAR DIAZ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BONO...
JONESBORO AND LAKE FRIERSON STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE TEA CUP SIZE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
.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 3610 9081 3585 9060 3571 9096 3571 9104
3588 9104 3589 9118
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 235DEG 37KT 3569 9131
$$1 follow-up statement
682
WWUS54 KMEG 252138
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
438 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC031-055-075-252200-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0151.000000T0000Z-110525T2200Z/
CRAIGHEAD AR-GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR-
438 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND WESTERN CRAIGHEAD
COUNTIES...
AT 438 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALICIA...OR NEAR
TUCKERMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BONO...
JONESBORO...SEDGWICK...CALVIN...WALNUT CORNER...WINESBURG...DRYDEN...
RISHER...LANIEVE...DOROTHY...HERMAN...HERNDON...FARRVILLE AND LAKE
FRIERSON STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3610 9081 3585 9060 3571 9096 3571 9104
3588 9104 3589 9118
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 235DEG 47KT 3582 9109
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:30 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 16 hr |
| May 25, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Randolph | 31 min |
| May 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 40 min |
| May 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 49 min |
| May 25, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Randolph | 33 min |
| May 25, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 33 min |
| May 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Poinsett | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 49 min |
| May 25, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 51 min |
| May 25, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 48 min |
| May 25, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 47 min |
| May 25, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 30 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 43 min |
| May 25, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 47 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Arkansas, 2011Every tornado warning in 2011Tornadoes in 2011
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.