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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 6:34 PM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas. It was in force for 56 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 26, 2011, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | Friars Point, MS | POWER LINES DOWN AND MOBILE HOME DAMAGE |
| Apr 26, 6:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Helena, AR | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT HELENA BRIDGE |
| Apr 26, 6:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dubbs, MS | MULTIPLE CENTER PIVOTS OVERTURNED |
| Apr 26, 6:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | Coahoma, MS | SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE |
| Apr 26, 7:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | Coahoma, MS | 2 HOMES DESTROYED IN COAHOMA. REPORTS OF HOUSES DESTROYED IN FRIARS POINT |
| Apr 26, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 S Hernando, MS | |
| Apr 26, 7:36 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 S Senatobia, MS | ROTATION SPOTTED TWO MILES SOUTH OF SENATOBIA |
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 30 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.
410 WFUS54 KMEG 262334 RRA TORMEG ARC107-MSC027-033-107-119-137-143-270030- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0073.110426T2334Z-110427T0030Z/ 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... EAST CENTRAL PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTH CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTH CENTRAL QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 634 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF HELENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HELENA... HERNANDO AND SENATOBIA. AT 630 PM...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND 2 MILES WEST OF LULA BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ARKABUTLA LAKE...BEAVERDAM LAKE AND MOON 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 3494 8997 3459 8971 3428 9058 3447 9071 TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 239DEG 33KT 3443 9054 $$
2 follow-up statements
521 WWUS54 KMEG 262345 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 645 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ARC107-MSC027-033-107-119-137-143-270030- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110427T0030Z/ PHILLIPS AR-DESOTO MS-TUNICA MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-COAHOMA MS- QUITMAN MS- 645 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL QUITMAN...NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA...NORTHWESTERN PANOLA... TATE...SOUTHERN TUNICA...SOUTH CENTRAL DESOTO AND EAST CENTRAL PHILLIPS COUNTIES... AT 630 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES WEST OF LULA. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED NEAR FRIARS POINT. THIS TORNADO WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR DANFORTH...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HELENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HELENA... COAHOMA...HERNANDO...LULA...PRICHARD...SENATOBIA...PRESTON PLACE... HELENA CROSSING...NESBIT...FREES CORNERS...ROBINSON GIN...LOVE... BRIGHT AND ALPHABA. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ARKABUTLA LAKE...BEAVERDAM LAKE AND MOON LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 3494 8997 3459 8971 3428 9058 3447 9071 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 239DEG 33KT 3446 9050 $$
313 WWUS54 KMEG 270009 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 709 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ARC107-MSC027-033-107-119-137-143-270030- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110427T0030Z/ PHILLIPS AR-DESOTO MS-TUNICA MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-COAHOMA MS- QUITMAN MS- 709 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL QUITMAN...NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA...NORTHWESTERN PANOLA... TATE...SOUTHERN TUNICA...SOUTH CENTRAL DESOTO AND EAST CENTRAL PHILLIPS COUNTIES... AT 708 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLE TEXAS...OR 18 MILES EAST OF HELENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HELENA... COAHOMA...HERNANDO...LULA...PRICHARD...SENATOBIA...PRESTON PLACE... HELENA CROSSING...NESBIT...FREES CORNERS...ROBINSON GIN...LOVE... BRIGHT AND ALPHABA. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ARKABUTLA LAKE...BEAVERDAM LAKE AND MOON LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 3494 8997 3459 8971 3428 9058 3447 9071 TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 239DEG 33KT 3457 9027 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 8:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 7 days |
| Apr 25, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tunica | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 61 min |
| 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, 3:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 1:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 43 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:13 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 5:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tunica | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 6 hr |
| 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, 9:45 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, 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, 4:35 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, 5:27 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, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 50 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 |
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.