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Tornado Warning 173, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 8:52 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 53 min. 1 report 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, 8:52 PM CDT (01:52 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 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, 9:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 E Oxford, MS | TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 149 AND ANCHORAGE ROAD. |
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, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 67 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.
101
WFUS54 KMEG 260152
TORMEG
MSC071-107-135-161-260245-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0173.110526T0152Z-110526T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
852 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 853 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR POPE...OR 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BATESVILLE...OXFORD...WATER VALLEY...GEORGE PAYNE STATE PARK AND
HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ENID LAKE AND SARDIS LAKE.
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.
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3409 9013 3411 9013 3436 8995 3456 8954
3448 8924 3431 8924 3416 8951 3410 8971
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 245DEG 49KT 3426 8984
$$4 follow-up statements
969
WWUS54 KMEG 260218
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
918 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MSC071-107-135-161-260245-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0173.000000T0000Z-110526T0245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-YALOBUSHA MS-TALLAHATCHIE MS-
918 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TALLAHATCHIE...NORTHERN YALOBUSHA...SOUTHEASTERN PANOLA
AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 917 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS
NATIONAL FOREST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY REPORTED ROTATION JUST WEST OF OXFORD AT 910 PM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ABBEVILLE...
OXFORD...TAYLOR...WATER VALLEY...SHUFORD...EUREKA SPRINGS...YOCONA...
ALTUS...LAFAYETTE SPRINGS...KEEL...COLLEGE HILL...COLLEGE HILL
STATION...BURT AND GEORGE PAYNE STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ENID LAKE AND SARDIS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3409 9012 3415 9007 3421 8991 3448 8972
3456 8954 3448 8924 3431 8924 3416 8951
3410 8971
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 245DEG 49KT 3439 8948
$$210
WWUS54 KMEG 260223
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
923 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MSC135-260233-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0173.000000T0000Z-110526T0245Z/
TALLAHATCHIE MS-
923 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 923 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 3416 8993 3424 8981 3433 8971 3456 8954
3448 8924 3431 8924 3416 8951 3410 8971
3409 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 245DEG 49KT 3442 8939
$$
MSC071-107-161-260245-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0173.000000T0000Z-110526T0245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-YALOBUSHA MS-
923 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
YALOBUSHA...SOUTHEASTERN PANOLA AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 923 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR KEEL...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF OXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ABBEVILLE...
OXFORD...TAYLOR...WATER VALLEY...SHUFORD...YOCONA...ALTUS...LAFAYETTE
SPRINGS...KEEL...COLLEGE HILL...COLLEGE HILL STATION...BURT...GEORGE
PAYNE STATE PARK AND HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ENID LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3416 8993 3424 8981 3433 8971 3456 8954
3448 8924 3431 8924 3416 8951 3410 8971
3409 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 245DEG 49KT 3442 8939
$$161
WWUS54 KMEG 260235
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
935 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MSC107-161-260245-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0173.000000T0000Z-110526T0245Z/
PANOLA MS-YALOBUSHA MS-
935 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN YALOBUSHA AND SOUTHEASTERN PANOLA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 935 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 3427 8969 3450 8951 3448 8924 3431 8924
3420 8949 3419 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 245DEG 49KT 3448 8921
$$
MSC071-260245-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0173.000000T0000Z-110526T0245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-
935 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR LAFAYETTE
COUNTY...
AT 935 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CAMBRIDGE...OR 15 MILES WEST OF NEW ALBANY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OXFORD...
TAYLOR...YOCONA...ALTUS...LAFAYETTE SPRINGS...KEEL...COLLEGE HILL
STATION AND HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3427 8969 3450 8951 3448 8924 3431 8924
3420 8949 3419 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 245DEG 49KT 3448 8921
$$921
WWUS54 KMEG 260245
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
945 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MSC071-260255-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0173.000000T0000Z-110526T0245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-
945 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LAFAYETTE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
AT 945 PM CDT...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 3427 8969 3450 8951 3448 8924 3431 8924
3420 8949 3419 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 245DEG 49KT 3448 8921
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 44 min |
| May 25, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tate, Tunica | 40 min |
| May 25, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 43 min |
| May 25, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tunica | 47 min |
| May 25, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 43 min |
| May 25, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 42 min |
| May 25, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 32 min |
| May 25, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 40 min |
| May 25, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 34 min |
| May 25, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 51 min |
| May 25, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union | 32 min |
| May 25, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 45 min |
| May 25, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 54 min |
| May 25, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 52 min |
| May 25, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union | 53 min |
| May 25, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 41 min |
| May 25, 10:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 26 min |
| May 25, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 53 min |
| May 25, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 37 min |
| May 25, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 38 min |
| May 26, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha | 43 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.