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Tornado Warning 152, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 4:52 PM CDT for Craighead County, Greene County, Lawrence County, Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 38 min. 4 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, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 5:30 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, Dunklin County, MO
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 | |
| May 25, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Marmaduke, AR | |
| May 25, 5:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Marmaduke, 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.
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WFUS54 KMEG 252152
TORMEG
ARC031-055-075-MOC069-252230-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0152.110525T2152Z-110525T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
452 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 451 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO NEAR EGYPT...OR 11 MILES WEST OF BONO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BONO...
BROOKLAND...MARMADUKE...PARAGOULD...BUCK DONIC...CROWLEYS RIDGE
STATE PARK AND LAKE FRIERSON STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE GOLF BALL 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 3627 9044 3626 9039 3600 9024 3599 9026
3599 9028 3597 9029 3575 9098 3594 9107
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 242DEG 47KT 3588 9090
$$3 follow-up statements
539
WWUS54 KMEG 252203
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
503 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC031-055-075-MOC069-252230-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-110525T2230Z/
CRAIGHEAD AR-GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR-DUNKLIN MO-
503 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...GREENE AND
NORTHWESTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES...
AT 502 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOROTHY...OR NEAR BONO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH. LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN BONO 500 PM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BONO...
BROOKLAND...MARMADUKE...PARAGOULD...SEDGWICK...WALNUT CORNER...
LORADO...LIGHT...FAULKNERVILLE...STANFORD...BERTIG...BRIGHTON...BARD
AND GAINESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3598 9100 3627 9044 3626 9039 3600 9024
3599 9028 3597 9029 3579 9086
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 240DEG 44KT 3594 9080
$$823
WWUS54 KMEG 252210
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
510 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC075-252220-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-110525T2230Z/
LAWRENCE AR-
510 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 510 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 3626 9039 3600 9024 3599 9028 3597 9029
3584 9071 3602 9085 3607 9083 3627 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 242DEG 52KT 3602 9069
$$
ARC031-055-MOC069-252230-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-110525T2230Z/
CRAIGHEAD AR-GREENE AR-DUNKLIN MO-
510 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN...GREENE AND NORTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES...
AT 510 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE FRIERSON STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BROOKLAND...
MARMADUKE...PARAGOULD...WALNUT CORNER...LORADO...LIGHT...
FAULKNERVILLE...STANFORD...BERTIG...BRIGHTON...BARD...GAINESVILLE...
NOXBURN AND HALLIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3626 9039 3600 9024 3599 9028 3597 9029
3584 9071 3602 9085 3607 9083 3627 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 242DEG 52KT 3602 9069
$$040
WWUS54 KMEG 252218
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
518 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC031-055-MOC069-252230-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0152.000000T0000Z-110525T2230Z/
CRAIGHEAD AR-GREENE AR-DUNKLIN MO-
518 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN...GREENE AND NORTH CENTRAL CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES...
AT 518 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CROWLEYS RIDGE STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARMADUKE...
PARAGOULD...LIGHT...FAULKNERVILLE...STANFORD...BERTIG...BRIGHTON...
BARD...GAINESVILLE...NOXBURN...HALLIDAY...COTTON BELT...FINCH AND
BETHEL.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3626 9039 3605 9027 3603 9030 3600 9033
3593 9063 3605 9075 3609 9078 3627 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 241DEG 49KT 3607 9058
$$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, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 38 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, 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 |
| May 25, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 39 min |
| May 25, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Pemiscot | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Pemiscot | 35 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.