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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2011, 9:26 PM CST for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 49 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
- Feb 24, 2011, 9:26 PM CST (03:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2011, 10:15 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 9:32 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Saltillo, MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN SALTILLO...POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Feb 24, 9:50 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Belmont, MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS BELMONT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2:34 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 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
- 165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.2
- Supercell composite
- -0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
378 WFUS54 KMEG 250326 TORMEG MSC057-081-117-141-145-250415- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0017.110225T0326Z-110225T0415Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 926 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... EAST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 1015 PM CST * AT 926 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SALTILLO...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF TUPELO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALDWYN AND TISHOMINGO STATE PARK. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BAY SPRINGS LAKE. 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 3450 8814 3431 8874 3448 8882 3475 8811 TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 247DEG 67KT 3443 8866 $$
5 follow-up statements
962 WWUS54 KMEG 250332 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 932 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 MSC145-250342- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110225T0415Z/ UNION MS- 932 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 932 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. LAT...LON 3433 8870 3450 8871 3475 8811 3450 8814 TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 247DEG 67KT 3447 8853 $$ MSC057-081-117-141-250415- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110225T0415Z/ TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA MS- 932 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA...NORTHEASTERN LEE...SOUTHERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTIES... AT 932 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PRATTS FRIENDSHIP...OR NEAR BALDWYN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALDWYN... GOLDEN...MARIETTA...PADEN...CARTER BRANCH...PETERTOWN...MINGO... NEIL...BLOODY SPRINGS...DENNIS...MOORES MILL...HOBO STATION... THRASHER AND CHAPELVILLE. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BAY SPRINGS LAKE. 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 3433 8870 3450 8871 3475 8811 3450 8814 TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 247DEG 67KT 3447 8853 $$
596 WWUS54 KMEG 250344 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 944 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 MSC057-081-117-141-250415- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110225T0415Z/ TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA MS- 944 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA...NORTHEASTERN LEE...SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTIES... AT 945 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THRASHER...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TISHOMINGO STATE PARK... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GOLDEN... MARIETTA...PADEN...CARTER BRANCH...PETERTOWN...MINGO...NEIL...BLOODY SPRINGS...DENNIS...MOORES MILL...HOBO STATION...THRASHER...UNITY AND KIRKVILLE. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BAY SPRINGS LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. && LAT...LON 3437 8859 3457 8854 3475 8811 3450 8814 TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 247DEG 67KT 3456 8826 $$
902 WWUS54 KMEG 250348 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 948 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 MSC081-250358- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110225T0415Z/ LEE MS- 948 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 948 PM CST...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. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. LAT...LON 3440 8848 3460 8847 3475 8811 3450 8814 TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 247DEG 67KT 3457 8819 $$ MSC057-117-141-250415- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110225T0415Z/ TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-ITAWAMBA MS- 948 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL ITAWAMBA...SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTIES... AT 948 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DENNIS...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TISHOMINGO STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GOLDEN... MARIETTA...PADEN...CARTER BRANCH...PETERTOWN...MINGO...NEIL...BLOODY SPRINGS...DENNIS...MOORES MILL...HOBO STATION...THRASHER AND TISHOMINGO STATE PARK. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BAY SPRINGS LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. && LAT...LON 3440 8848 3460 8847 3475 8811 3450 8814 TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 247DEG 67KT 3457 8819 $$
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WWUS54 KMEG 250356
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
956 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
MSC057-117-250406-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110225T0415Z/
PRENTISS MS-ITAWAMBA MS-
956 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ITAWAMBA AND SOUTHEASTERN
PRENTISS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 956 PM CST...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.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
LAT...LON 3450 8814 3447 8828 3447 8831 3466 8831
3475 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 247DEG 67KT 3462 8802
$$
MSC141-250415-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110225T0415Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-
956 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
TISHOMINGO COUNTY...
AT 956 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR BLOODY SPRINGS...OR 6 MILES EAST OF TISHOMINGO STATE PARK...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PADEN...
CARTER BRANCH...PETERTOWN...MINGO...NEIL...BLOODY SPRINGS...DENNIS
AND TISHOMINGO STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BAY SPRINGS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 8814 3447 8828 3447 8831 3466 8831
3475 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0356Z 247DEG 67KT 3462 8802
$$664
WWUS54 KMEG 250406 RRB
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1006 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
MSC141-250417-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110225T0415Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-
1006 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1015 PM CST...
AT 1007 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3450 8814 3447 8828 3447 8831 3466 8831
3475 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 247DEG 67KT 3469 8779
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 49 min | |
| Feb 24, 6:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 6:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 52 min | |
| Feb 24, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min | |
| Feb 24, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 6:56 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 46 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:08 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tunica | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 40 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 49 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 44 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 40 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 8:04 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 19 min | |
| Feb 24, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min | |
| Feb 24, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah and 2 more | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 8:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 56 min | |
| Feb 24, 8:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 8:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 50 min | |
| Feb 24, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 3 more | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 9:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 4 more | 116 min |
| Feb 24, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 36 min | |
| Feb 24, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 9:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 33 min | |
| Feb 24, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Tishomingo | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 9:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 31 min | |
| Feb 24, 9:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 31 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.