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Tornado Warning 96, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2011, 10:17 PM CDT for Decatur County, Hardin County, Tennessee. It was in force for 28 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, 10:17 PM CDT (03:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Decatur County, TN, Hardin County, TN
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, 9:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1852 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KMEG 270317
TORMEG
TNC039-071-270345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0096.110427T0317Z-110427T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1017 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 1017 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM DECATURVILLE TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF DECATURVILLE...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NATCHEZ TRACE
STATE FOREST TO 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAVANNAH...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DECATURVILLE AND PARSONS.
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 3538 8802 3535 8801 3532 8814 3560 8820
3583 8809 3587 8805 3581 8796 3573 8802
3567 8801 3561 8802 3555 8797 3550 8796
3546 8804 3544 8804 3543 8798 3540 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 215DEG 35KT 3558 8814 3545 8810
$$1 follow-up statement
933
WWUS54 KMEG 270340
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1040 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
TNC039-071-270351-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-110427T0345Z/
DECATUR TN-HARDIN TN-
1040 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HARDIN AND DECATUR COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT...
AT 1041 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3538 8802 3535 8801 3532 8814 3560 8820
3583 8809 3587 8805 3581 8796 3573 8802
3567 8801 3561 8802 3555 8797 3550 8796
3546 8804 3544 8804 3543 8798 3540 8796
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 215DEG 35KT 3577 8797 3564 8793
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Tipton | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 7:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 68 min |
| Apr 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Madison | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 65 min |
| Apr 26, 8:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 20 min |
| Apr 26, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 10:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Tipton | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 16 min |
| Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 12:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 2:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 3:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 18 min |
| Apr 27, 6:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 10:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 10:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 1 more | 14 min |
| Apr 27, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison, Shelby | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 11:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Madison | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison | 17 min |
| Apr 27, 12:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 1:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 12 min |
| Apr 27, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 2:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 5 days |
| Apr 27, 2:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 3:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Perry | 17 days |
| Apr 27, 4:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Gibson and 11 more | 66 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | McNairy | 85 min |
| Apr 27, 5:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby | 66 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 19 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | McNairy | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.