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Tornado Warning 160, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 6:39 PM CDT for Dyer County, Tennessee; Pemiscot County, Missouri; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 51 min. 3 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, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Mississippi County, AR, Pemiscot County, MO, Dyer County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 6:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Cooter, MO | THERE IS SOME WIND DAMAGE. |
| May 25, 6:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Cooter, MO | |
| May 25, 7:00 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 9 W Millsfield, 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 25, 12:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 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.
282
WFUS54 KMEG 252339
TORMEG
ARC093-MOC155-TNC045-260030-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0160.110525T2339Z-110526T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
639 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
DYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 639 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
NEAR BLYTHEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BLYTHEVILLE...DYERSBURG...COTTONWOOD POINT...TYLER AND HERMONDALE.
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 3598 8929 3592 8962 3593 8963 3591 8971
3592 8974 3589 8976 3587 8989 3601 8997
3601 8996 3621 8933 3621 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 248DEG 43KT 3595 8986
$$3 follow-up statements
753
WWUS54 KMEG 252351
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
651 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC093-MOC155-TNC045-260030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0160.000000T0000Z-110526T0030Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-PEMISCOT MO-DYER TN-
651 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR DYER...
SOUTH CENTRAL PEMISCOT AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI
COUNTIES...
AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HUFFMAN...OR 9
MILES SOUTHEAST OF STEELE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DYERSBURG...
MILLSFIELD...HUFFMAN...COTTONWOOD POINT...TYLER...BOGOTA...LANE...
BISHOP...VIAR...MAXEY...NAUVOO...LENOX...BOOTHSPOINT AND AYERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3598 8929 3594 8957 3594 8961 3594 8965
3595 8970 3598 8978 3604 8985 3604 8986
3621 8933 3621 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 248DEG 43KT 3602 8967
$$106
WWUS54 KMEG 260001
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
701 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC093-MOC155-260011-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0160.000000T0000Z-110526T0030Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-PEMISCOT MO-
701 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PEMISCOT AND EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 701 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 3621 8931 3611 8930 3610 8930 3605 8929
3604 8953 3605 8962 3607 8969 3610 8967
3621 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 248DEG 43KT 3610 8954
$$
TNC045-260030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0160.000000T0000Z-110526T0030Z/
DYER TN-
701 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
DYER COUNTY...
AT 701 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOOTHSPOINT...OR 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARUTHERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MILLSFIELD...
BOGOTA...LANE...MAXEY...NAUVOO...LENOX...BOOTHSPOINT...AYERS AND
MENGELWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3621 8931 3611 8930 3610 8930 3605 8929
3604 8953 3605 8962 3607 8969 3610 8967
3621 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 248DEG 43KT 3610 8954
$$085
WWUS54 KMEG 260022
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
722 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
TNC045-260030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0160.000000T0000Z-110526T0030Z/
DYER TN-
722 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DYER COUNTY...
AT 722 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LANE...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MILLSFIELD...
BOGOTA...LANE...NAUVOO AND LENOX.
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 3621 8931 3614 8931 3612 8934 3610 8938
3607 8946 3608 8949 3610 8950 3613 8954
3621 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 236DEG 48KT 3629 8928
$$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 | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby, Tipton | 16 hr |
| May 25, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake | 39 min |
| May 25, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 48 min |
| May 25, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 42 min |
| May 25, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 35 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 49 min |
| May 25, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 47 min |
| 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 | 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, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 51 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, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 47 min |
Nearby
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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.