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Tornado Warning 72, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 6:34 PM CDT for Fayette County, Shelby County, Tipton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 41 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, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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 26, 6:43 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 N Bartlett, TN | |
| Apr 26, 7:22 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 W Somerville, TN | LARGE FUNNEL CLOUD |
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, 11.6 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
- 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.
591
WFUS54 KMEG 262334
TORMEG
TNC047-157-167-270015-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0072.110426T2334Z-110427T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
634 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 634 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MILLINGTON...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE
PARK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ARLINGTON...BARTLETT...BRIGHTON...DIXONVILLE...EADS...ELLENDALE...
LAKELAND...MILLINGTON AND MUNFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3556 8948 3520 8944 3515 8988 3529 8994
3541 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 252DEG 37KT 3527 8992
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS54 KMEG 262354
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
654 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TNC047-157-167-270015-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-110427T0015Z/
FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN-
654 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE
COUNTIES...
AT 653 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD TWO
MILES NORTH OF BARTLETT. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO IS MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ARLINGTON...
ATOKA...BARTLETT...BOLTON...BRADEN...BRIGHTON...DIXONVILLE...EADS...
ELLENDALE...GALLAWAY...LAKELAND...MASON...MILLINGTON AND MUNFORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3556 8948 3520 8944 3515 8988 3529 8994
3541 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 267DEG 36KT 3531 8982
$$241
WWUS54 KMEG 270001
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
701 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TNC047-157-167-270015-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-110427T0015Z/
FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN-
701 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE
COUNTIES...
AT 701 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 5
MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF BARTLETT. THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO IS MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ARLINGTON...
ATOKA...BARTLETT...BOLTON...BRADEN...BRIGHTON...DIXONVILLE...
ELLENDALE...GALLAWAY...LAKELAND...MASON...MILLINGTON...MUNFORD AND
COTTON LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
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 3556 8948 3540 8948 3540 8947 3526 8945
3518 8988 3539 9001
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 262DEG 34KT 3534 8969
$$242
WWUS54 KMEG 270013
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
713 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TNC047-157-167-270023-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-110427T0015Z/
FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN-
713 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON...NORTHEASTERN SHELBY
AND NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
AT 713 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3556 8948 3540 8948 3540 8947 3526 8945
3518 8988 3539 9001
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 262DEG 34KT 3535 8955
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 10:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison and 2 more | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson and 2 more | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henry, Weakley | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 12:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 1:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 10 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Hardin | 14 days |
| Apr 26, 1:41 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Decatur, Perry | 26 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 4:13 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 6:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 47 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.