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Tornado Warning 180, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2011, 2:35 PM CDT for Coahoma County, Quitman County, Tunica County, Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 13, 2011, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2011, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Helena, AR | A TREE WAS DOWN ACROSS MILITARY ROAD. TREES WERE ALSO DOWN ACROSS THE EAST END OF HELENA. |
| Jun 13, 2:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 20 N Clarksdale, MS | TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED ON HWY 49 TOWARD HELENA BRIDGE |
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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 63 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.
459 WFUS54 KMEG 131935 TORMEG ARC107-MSC027-119-143-132015- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0180.110613T1935Z-110613T2015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 235 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTH CENTRAL QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 315 PM CDT * AT 235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HELENA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HELENA... WEST HELENA AND ST FRANCIS NATIONAL PARK. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR MOON 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 3442 9027 3427 9047 3450 9071 3461 9057 TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 320DEG 24KT 3451 9057 $$
2 follow-up statements
066 WWUS54 KMEG 131956 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 256 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ARC107-132005- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0180.000000T0000Z-110613T2015Z/ PHILLIPS AR- 256 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PHILLIPS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 255 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA ...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. LAT...LON 3455 9048 3442 9027 3427 9047 3439 9060 TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 320DEG 24KT 3441 9047 $$ MSC027-119-143-132015- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0180.000000T0000Z-110613T2015Z/ TUNICA MS-COAHOMA MS-QUITMAN MS- 256 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL QUITMAN...NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL TUNICA COUNTIES... AT 255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOON...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HELENA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COAHOMA... LULA...HAMLIN...DANFORTH...RICH...MOON...MATAGORDA...ROSEACRES AND DELTA. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR MOON 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. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. && LAT...LON 3455 9048 3442 9027 3427 9047 3439 9060 TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 320DEG 24KT 3441 9047 $$
670 WWUS54 KMEG 132008 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 308 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 MSC027-119-143-132018- /O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0180.000000T0000Z-110613T2015Z/ TUNICA MS-COAHOMA MS-QUITMAN MS- 308 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL QUITMAN...NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL TUNICA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM CDT... AT 308 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. .CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AS FUTURE WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR YOUR AREA. LAT...LON 3455 9048 3442 9027 3427 9047 3439 9060 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 320DEG 24KT 3434 9040 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 67 min |
| Jun 13, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 20 min |
| Jun 13, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 4:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 2 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Randolph | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 11:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 12:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 50 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, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 41 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.