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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 6:02 PM CDT for Lee County, Phillips County, St. Francis County, Arkansas; Tunica County, Mississippi. It was in force for 58 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
- Apr 26, 2011, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lee County, AR, Phillips County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Helena, AR | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT HELENA BRIDGE |
| Apr 26, 7:10 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Robinsonville, MS | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED WEST OF FITZGERALD CASINO |
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 26, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
855
WFUS54 KMEG 262302
TORMEG
ARC077-107-123-MSC143-270000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0069.110426T2302Z-110427T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
602 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 602 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF WATKINS
CORNER...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELAINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HELENA...
MARIANNA...MARVELL...WEST HELENA AND ST FRANCIS NATIONAL PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEAVERDAM LAKE...FLOWER
LAKE...MIDWAY LAKE...OLD TOWN LAKE AND TUNICA LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
.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 3504 9064 3488 9040 3484 9040 3486 9037
3474 9020 3452 9055 3453 9057 3450 9059
3429 9093 3434 9101 3447 9100 3448 9105
3451 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 214DEG 41KT 3443 9095
$$2 follow-up statements
617
WWUS54 KMEG 262319
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
619 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
ARC123-262329-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110427T0000Z/
ST. FRANCIS AR-
619 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 619 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3448 9090 3475 9039 3474 9037 3474 9035
3467 9031 3459 9042 3452 9055 3453 9057
3450 9059 3429 9093 3434 9101
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 237DEG 35KT 3437 9072
$$
ARC077-107-MSC143-270000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110427T0000Z/
PHILLIPS AR-LEE AR-TUNICA MS-
619 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TUNICA...SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
AT 619 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EWAL...OR NEAR
ELAINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HELENA...LAKE
VIEW...WEST HELENA...HOLLYWOOD...QUARLES...SPRING CREEK...LAMBROOK...
EWAL...WABASH...ONEIDA...WYCAMP...PRESTON PLACE...HUMA AND HELENA
CROSSING.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEAVERDAM LAKE...FLOWER
LAKE...OLD TOWN LAKE AND TUNICA LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 3448 9090 3475 9039 3474 9037 3474 9035
3467 9031 3459 9042 3452 9055 3453 9057
3450 9059 3429 9093 3434 9101
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 237DEG 35KT 3437 9072
$$811
WWUS54 KMEG 262348
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
648 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
ARC077-107-MSC143-270000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110427T0000Z/
PHILLIPS AR-LEE AR-TUNICA MS-
648 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TUNICA...SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND EAST CENTRAL PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
AT 648 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HELENA CROSSING...
OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HELENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HELENA...WEST
HELENA...QUARLES...PRESTON PLACE...HUMA...HELENA CROSSING...
EVANSVILLE...CLAYTON...FOX ISLAND...AUSTIN AND ST FRANCIS NATIONAL
PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEAVERDAM LAKE...FLOWER LAKE
AND TUNICA LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 9075 3475 9039 3474 9035 3467 9031
3459 9042 3452 9055 3453 9057 3450 9059
3442 9072 3447 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 238DEG 29KT 3449 9049
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 66 min |
| Apr 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 9:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee, Poinsett and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 61 min |
| Apr 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 10:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 12:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 12 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 10 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Phillips | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 11:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 8 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 4:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:13 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 5:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 5:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 6:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 7 days |
| Apr 25, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tate, Tippah, Union | 62 min |
| Apr 25, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Union and 1 more | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Prentiss and 3 more | 76 min |
| Apr 26, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union and 1 more | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 12:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 12:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 12:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 12:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 12:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Union | 19 min |
| Apr 26, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 2 more | 64 min |
| Apr 26, 1:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 43 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 59 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.