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Tornado Warning 166, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 7:29 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 46 min. 5 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, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 N Arlington, TN | QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR MACEDONIA RD. |
| May 25, 7:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 W Arlington, TN | POSSIBLE TORNADO ON GROUND |
| May 25, 7:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nnw Lakeland, TN | |
| May 25, 7:55 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Mason, TN | POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| May 25, 8:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 7 N Mason, 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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2470 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KMEG 260029
TORMEG
TNC047-075-097-157-167-260115-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0166.110526T0029Z-110526T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
729 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF
ARLINGTON...OR NEAR MILLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS
OF EASTERN TIPTON...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE AND SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES.
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.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3564 8949 3545 8920 3528 8965 3523 8981
3534 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 235DEG 48KT 3535 8972
$$2 follow-up statements
572
WWUS54 KMEG 260045
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
745 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
TNC047-075-097-157-167-260115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0166.000000T0000Z-110526T0115Z/
LAUDERDALE TN-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN-
745 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN
FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT
BRUNSWICK AND MEADOW LANE ROADS NEAR ARLINGTON BY A TRAINED SPOTTER
AT 740 PM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLTON...
BRADEN...GALLAWAY...MASON...STANTON...ORYSA...COTTON LAKE...GIFT...
TABERNACLE...IDAVILLE...CLOPTON...GAINESVILLE...CANAAN GROVE AND
BRUNSWICK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3564 8949 3545 8920 3528 8965 3523 8981
3534 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 235DEG 48KT 3547 8950
$$508
WWUS54 KMEG 260102
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
802 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
TNC047-075-097-157-167-260115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0166.000000T0000Z-110526T0115Z/
LAUDERDALE TN-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN-
802 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN
FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
AT 802 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KEELING...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
COVINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRADEN...
GALLAWAY...MASON...STANTON...ORYSA...COTTON LAKE...GIFT...
TABERNACLE...IDAVILLE...CLOPTON...GAINESVILLE...CANAAN GROVE...
BRUNSWICK AND REDWOOD.
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.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3524 8979 3537 8975 3546 8971 3564 8949
3545 8920 3528 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 235DEG 58KT 3548 8947
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 39 min |
| May 25, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 51 min |
| May 25, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 50 min |
| May 25, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 47 min |
| May 25, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 17 min |
| May 25, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 40 min |
| May 25, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Tipton | 53 min |
| May 25, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 44 min |
| May 25, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Henderson | 49 min |
| May 25, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 41 min |
| May 25, 10:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 26 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.