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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2012, 10:27 PM CST for Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee; Benton County, DeSoto County, Marshall County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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
- Jan 22, 2012, 10:27 PM CST (04:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 11:15 PM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:36 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 Sw Cordova, TN | ESTIMATED 65 MPH WIND GUST AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. |
| Jan 22, 10:36 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 65 | N Germantown, TN | ESTIMATED 65 MPH WIND GUST AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. |
| Jan 22, 10:40 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 58 | Germantown, TN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 5:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 998 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 455 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 475 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 474 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
825
WFUS54 KMEG 230427
TORMEG
MSC009-033-093-TNC047-157-230515-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0011.120123T0427Z-120123T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1027 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CST
* AT 1027 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OLIVE BRANCH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OLIVE
BRANCH...BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN AND CORDOVA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
.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 3493 8919 3487 8990 3515 8995 3540 8958
3539 8919 3500 8920 3499 8919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 247DEG 44KT 3503 8979
$$3 follow-up statements
376
WWUS54 KMEG 230444
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1044 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
MSC033-TNC157-230454-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120123T0515Z/
DESOTO MS-SHELBY TN-
1044 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN
DESOTO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 1044 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3493 8919 3489 8965 3536 8964 3540 8956
3540 8926 3539 8919 3500 8920 3499 8919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 249DEG 43KT 3503 8955
$$
MSC009-093-TNC047-230515-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120123T0515Z/
BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-
1044 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR
FAYETTE...NORTHERN MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 1044 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PIPERTON...OR NEAR
COLLIERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRADEN...
GALLAWAY...LA GRANGE...MOSCOW...OAKLAND...PIPERTON...ROSSVILLE...
WILLISTON...BELMONT...LAMBERT...MOORMAN...YUM YUM...TAYLOR CHAPEL AND
MILLER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
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 3493 8919 3489 8965 3536 8964 3540 8956
3540 8926 3539 8919 3500 8920 3499 8919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 249DEG 43KT 3503 8955
$$451
WWUS54 KMEG 230456
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1056 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
MSC009-093-TNC047-230515-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120123T0515Z/
BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-
1056 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR
FAYETTE...NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 1056 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION. THESE TORNADO
PRODUCING STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BELMONT TO
HAYS CROSSING...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
COVINGTON TO 13 MILES EAST OF COLLIERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MICHIGAN
CITY...MT PLEASANT...SLAYDEN...LA GRANGE...LAGRANGE...MOSCOW...
OAKLAND...ROSSVILLE...SOMERVILLE...WILLISTON...BELMONT...LAMBERT...
MOORMAN AND YUM YUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3493 8919 3493 8958 3508 8955 3540 8956
3540 8926 3539 8919 3500 8920 3499 8919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 249DEG 42KT 3538 8942 3503 8940
$$
WRB/RRH737
WWUS54 KMEG 230510
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1110 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
MSC009-093-TNC047-230520-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120123T0515Z/
BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-
1110 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR FAYETTE...NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL AND
NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CST...
AT 1110 PM CST...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 3493 8919 3493 8958 3508 8955 3540 8956
3540 8926 3539 8919 3500 8920 3499 8919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 249DEG 42KT 3544 8923 3509 8921
$$
RRH/WRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 55 min |
| Jan 22, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 52 min |
| Jan 22, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale | 27 min |
| Jan 22, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 9:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 22 min |
| Jan 22, 10:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 37 min |
| Jan 22, 10:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 10:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 10:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 36 min |
| Jan 22, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison, Tipton | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 11:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 11:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Haywood and 2 more | 53 min |
| Jan 22, 11:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 11:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tunica | 27 min |
| Jan 22, 9:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 24 min |
| Jan 22, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 9:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 29 min |
| Jan 22, 10:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 24 min |
| Jan 22, 10:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 3 more | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 10:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 52 min |
| Jan 22, 11:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe | 41 min |
| Jan 22, 11:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jan 22, 11:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 11:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 47 min |
| Jan 23, 12:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 46 min |
| Jan 23, 12:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 12:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 1:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 30 min |
| Jan 23, 1:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 32 min |
| Jan 23, 1:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 29 min |
| Jan 23, 1:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 31 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.