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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 1, 2012, 4:41 PM CST for Coahoma County, Quitman County, Tunica County, Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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
- Feb 1, 2012, 4:41 PM CST (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2012, 5:30 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:44 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Friars Point, MS | A SHED WAS DESTROYED. TREES WERE ALSO DOWN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 838 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
037 WFUS54 KMEG 012241 TORMEG ARC107-MSC027-119-143-012330- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0016.120201T2241Z-120201T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 441 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 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... NORTHERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 530 PM CST * AT 439 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARVELL MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. RADAR ALSO INDICATES STRONG ROTATION IN THIS STORM AS WELL. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL PHILLIPS...EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL TUNICA... NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA AND NORTHERN QUITMAN COUNTIES. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEAVERDAM LAKE...FLOWER LAKE AND TUNICA LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. .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 3443 9020 3420 9019 3434 9073 3449 9062 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 279DEG 33KT 3442 9069 $$
3 follow-up statements
541
WWUS54 KMEG 012305
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
505 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
ARC107-012315-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120201T2330Z/
PHILLIPS AR-
505 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PHILLIPS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 505 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3441 9058 3442 9057 3445 9058 3448 9057
3443 9020 3420 9019 3431 9059
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 279DEG 33KT 3438 9040
$$
MSC027-119-143-012330-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120201T2330Z/
TUNICA MS-QUITMAN MS-COAHOMA MS-
505 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA...NORTHERN QUITMAN AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL
TUNICA COUNTIES...
AT 505 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSEACRES...OR 14
MILES SOUTHEAST OF HELENA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COAHOMA...
FALCON...LULA...DANFORTH...RICH...MOON...RUDYARD...MATAGORDA...
ROSEACRES...WEST MARKS...RIVERVIEW...HINCHCLIFF...ESSEX AND DELTA.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEAVERDAM LAKE...FLOWER LAKE
AND TUNICA LAKE.
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 3441 9058 3442 9057 3445 9058 3448 9057
3443 9020 3420 9019 3431 9059
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 279DEG 33KT 3438 9040
$$679 WWUS54 KMEG 012321 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 521 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 MSC027-012331- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120201T2330Z/ COAHOMA MS- 521 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 521 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3445 9039 3443 9020 3420 9019 3425 9039 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 279DEG 33KT 3436 9022 $$ MSC119-143-012330- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120201T2330Z/ TUNICA MS-QUITMAN MS- 521 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR NORTHERN QUITMAN AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL TUNICA COUNTIES... AT 521 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DARLING...OR 19 MILES WEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FALCON...WEST MARKS...RIVERVIEW...HINCHCLIFF AND ESSEX. 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 3445 9039 3443 9020 3420 9019 3425 9039 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 279DEG 33KT 3436 9022 $$
795 WWUS54 KMEG 012334 RRA SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 534 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 MSC119-143-012344- /O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120201T2330Z/ TUNICA MS-QUITMAN MS- 534 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN QUITMAN AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL TUNICA COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... AT 534 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3445 9039 3443 9020 3420 9019 3425 9039 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 279DEG 33KT 3436 9022 $$ TLSJR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 44 min |
| Feb 1, 4:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 44 min |
| Feb 1, 5:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 43 min |
| Feb 1, 5:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 34 min |
| Feb 1, 5:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 34 min |
| Feb 1, 5:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola | 27 min |
| Feb 1, 5:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 16 min |
| Feb 1, 5:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 46 min |
| Feb 1, 6:16 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 50 min |
| Feb 1, 4:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 25 min |
| Feb 1, 4:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.