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Tornado Warning 77, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 7:17 PM CDT for DeSoto County, Marshall County, Mississippi; Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2011, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 468 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 966 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 505 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 17.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
782 WFUS54 KMEG 270017 TORMEG MSC033-093-TNC047-157-270100- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0077.110427T0017Z-110427T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 717 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 717 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A ROTATING WALL CLOUD NEAR HERNANDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HERNANDO... HORN LAKE...LEWISBURG...MT PLEASANT...OLIVE BRANCH...SOUTHAVEN... COLLIERVILLE AND GERMANTOWN. 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. .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3518 8961 3495 8947 3477 9002 3494 9011 TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 243DEG 35KT 3490 8997 $$
2 follow-up statements
491
WWUS54 KMEG 270031
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
731 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
MSC033-093-TNC047-157-270100-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
DESOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-
731 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL
AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES...
AT 731 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRHAVEN...OR
NEAR OLIVE BRANCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEWISBURG...
MT PLEASANT...OLIVE BRANCH...COLLIERVILLE...PIPERTON...ROSSVILLE...
BAILEY...KIRK...ELBA...CEDARVIEW...MILLER...FAIRHAVEN...HANDY CORNER
AND CAYCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8994 3515 8959 3496 8948 3487 8973
3483 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 243DEG 35KT 3495 8979
$$776
WWUS54 KMEG 270050
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
750 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
MSC033-093-TNC047-157-270101-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110427T0100Z/
DESOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-
750 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY...SOUTHWESTERN
FAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
AT 751 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 3499 8994 3515 8959 3496 8948 3487 8973
3483 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 243DEG 35KT 3504 8958
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 2 more | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah, Union | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 68 min |
| Apr 26, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 8:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 13 days |
| Apr 26, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 8:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tippah | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 2:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 2:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 2:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Tishomingo | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 18 min |
| Apr 27, 6:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 7:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica and 1 more | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 7:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tippah and 1 more | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 8:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Union | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 8:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 9:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 9:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe and 2 more | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 10:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 10:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 10:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah, Tunica | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 14 days |
| Apr 27, 12:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun | 10 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman and 3 more | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 1:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and 3 more | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Prentiss and 2 more | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 12 min |
| Apr 27, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah and 1 more | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 2 more | 3 days |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.