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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2012, 10:39 PM CST for Henry County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 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
- Jan 22, 2012, 10:39 PM CST (04:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 11:15 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Henry County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 5:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
146 WFUS54 KMEG 230439 TORMEG TNC079-183-230515- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0012.120123T0439Z-120123T0515Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1039 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 1115 PM CST * AT 1039 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DRESDEN...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARTIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COTTAGE GROVE...DRESDEN...GREENFIELD...LATHAM...PALMERSVILLE AND SHARON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3649 8827 3611 8875 3621 8894 3651 8868 TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 223DEG 62KT 3632 8868 $$ WRB/RRH
3 follow-up statements
605 WWUS54 KMEG 230448 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1048 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 TNC079-183-230515- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120123T0515Z/ WEAKLEY TN-HENRY TN- 1048 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES... AT 1048 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MATHENY GROVE...OR 14 MILES EAST OF MARTIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COTTAGE GROVE...DRESDEN...PALMERSVILLE...SHARON...BRUNDIGE...MATHENY GROVE... ORE SPRINGS...SANDHILL...MILL CREEK...JONES MILL AND PISGAH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3615 8872 3624 8885 3651 8864 3649 8827 TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 224DEG 57KT 3640 8858 $$ WRB/RRH
753 WWUS54 KMEG 230454 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1054 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 TNC079-183-230515- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120123T0515Z/ WEAKLEY TN-HENRY TN- 1054 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND EASTERN WEAKLEY COUNTIES... AT 1055 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PALMERSVILLE...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF PARIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COTTAGE GROVE...DRESDEN...PALMERSVILLE...BRUNDIGE...MATHENY GROVE...ORE SPRINGS...SANDHILL...MILL CREEK AND JONES MILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3624 8882 3651 8863 3649 8827 3615 8872 TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 226DEG 44KT 3645 8851 $$ WRB/RRH
675 WWUS54 KMEG 230506 RRA SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1106 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 TNC079-183-230517- /O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120123T0515Z/ WEAKLEY TN-HENRY TN- 1106 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND EASTERN WEAKLEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CST... AT 1107 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3624 8882 3651 8863 3649 8827 3615 8872 TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 226DEG 44KT 3655 8838 $$ RRH/WRB
The 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, 10:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 48 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 |
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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.