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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2011, 12:02 PM CDT for Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee. It was in force for 28 min. 7 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
- Apr 4, 2011, 12:02 PM CDT (17:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 12:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Oakland, TN | TREES DOWN 2-3 FEET IN DIAMETER ALONG HIGHWAY 193 NEAR MURRELL ROAD. A SHEET METAL BARN WAS ALSO SEVERELY DAMAGED. |
| Apr 4, 12:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Oakland, TN | ROOF AND STEEPLE DAMAGE TO A CHURCH IN OAKLAND. |
| Apr 4, 12:11 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Oakland, TN | 2 TO 3 INCH LIMBS DOWN...FLAG POLE BLOWN OVER IN OAKLAND. |
| Apr 4, 12:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Somerville, TN | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN SOMERVILLE...A HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING TREES. |
| Apr 4, 12:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Laconia, TN | ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A BARN NEAR ALONG HWY 64. MULTIPLE TREES ARE DOWN. |
| Apr 4, 12:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Macon, TN | 4 TO 6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN AND BLOWN ACROSS HWY 193 JUST EAST OF MACON. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH. |
| Apr 4, 12:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Williston, TN | 2 TO 4 INCH LIMBS BLOWN DOWN AND BLOWN ACROSS HWY 195 IN WILLISTON. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:22 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 1771 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
756 WFUS54 KMEG 041702 TORMEG TNC047-157-041730- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0022.110404T1702Z-110404T1730Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1202 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 1230 PM CDT * AT 1202 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GERMANTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN AND CORDOVA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. .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 3501 8920 3500 8985 3516 8988 3530 8919 TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 264DEG 61KT 3506 8971 $$
1 follow-up statement
635 WWUS54 KMEG 041710 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1210 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 TNC157-041720- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110404T1730Z/ SHELBY TN- 1210 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 1210 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3501 8920 3501 8965 3521 8964 3530 8919 TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 264DEG 61KT 3507 8954 $$ TNC047-041730- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110404T1730Z/ FAYETTE TN- 1210 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY... AT 1210 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSSVILLE...OR NEAR COLLIERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LA GRANGE... MOSCOW...OAKLAND...PIPERTON...ROSSVILLE...WILLISTON...LACONIA... WARREN...POWERS...PATTERSONVILLE...FORTY FIVE...HAYS CROSSING... CANADAVILLE AND MACON. 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. .HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3501 8920 3501 8965 3521 8964 3530 8919 TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 264DEG 61KT 3507 8954 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, McNairy, Madison | 30 min |
| Apr 4, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 9:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Henderson, Madison | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 10:25 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 68 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 52 min |
| Apr 4, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 34 min |
| Apr 4, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 11:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 11:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 11:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 20 min |
| Apr 4, 12:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Henry and 2 more | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 12:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison | 25 min |
| Apr 4, 12:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 41 min |
| Apr 4, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Decatur, Henderson, Henry, Madison, Weakley | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 12:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 12:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardin, McNairy | 33 min |
| Apr 4, 1:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 77 min |
| Apr 4, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 1:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 3:51 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 12 hr |
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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.