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Tornado Warning 177, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2011, 12:01 PM CDT for Dunklin County, Missouri; Craighead County, Greene County, Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 29 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
- Jun 13, 2011, 12:01 PM CDT (17:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2011, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Dunklin County, MO
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 12:12 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Monette, AR | SIGNS BLOWN OFF OF BUILDINGS...TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Jun 13, 12:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 0 | Cardwell, MO | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ESTIMATED 70-80 MPH WIND GUSTS. |
| Jun 13, 12:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | Cardwell, MO | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ESTIMATED 70-80 MPH WIND GUSTS. |
| Jun 13, 12:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Paragould, AR | WINDOWS BLOWN OUT IN ONE BUSINESS AND ONE HOME. |
| Jun 13, 12:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Cardwell, MO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 10:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 2335 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
248 WFUS54 KMEG 131701 TORMEG ARC031-055-093-MOC069-131730- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0177.110613T1701Z-110613T1730Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1201 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 1230 PM CDT * AT 1201 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUCK DONIC...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF MARMADUKE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEACHVILLE...MANILA...MONETTE...PARAGOULD...EUROPA...BUCODA...BUCK DONIC...HOLLYWOOD AND PAULDING. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. .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 3589 8999 3576 9042 3608 9053 3621 9031 TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 328DEG 30KT 3608 9037 $$
1 follow-up statement
317 WWUS54 KMEG 131715 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1215 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ARC031-055-093-MOC069-131730- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0177.000000T0000Z-110613T1730Z/ CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-GREENE AR-DUNKLIN MO- 1215 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN GREENE...NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES... AT 1216 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HAPPY CORNERS...OR NEAR LEACHVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BLACK OAK... LEACHVILLE...MANILA...MONETTE...SCHUG...LESTER...POPLAR RIDGE... MACEY...MANGRUM...DELFORE...HAPPY CORNERS...CARMI...WALTERS AND WHISP. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 3597 9048 3613 9023 3589 8999 3576 9042 TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 328DEG 30KT 3597 9029 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 11:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 40 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.