Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2012, 8:11 PM CST for Lee County, St. Francis 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
- Jan 22, 2012, 8:11 PM CST (02:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lee County, AR, St. Francis County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 8:52 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 3 W Colt, AR | ST. FRANCIS COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL WEST OF COLT NEAR AR 306 AND AR 193. |
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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.
809
WFUS54 KMEG 230211
TORMEG
ARC077-123-230300-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0002.120123T0211Z-120123T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
811 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CST
* AT 810 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 19
MILES WEST OF GARRET GROVE...OR NEAR DE VALLS BLUFF...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORREST
CITY...MADISON AND PALESTINE.
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 3500 9116 3501 9106 3514 9105 3515 9064
3485 9071 3475 9110 3486 9111 3487 9112
3490 9113 3491 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 238DEG 44KT 3480 9137
$$3 follow-up statements
844
WWUS54 KMEG 230228
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
828 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
ARC077-123-230300-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/
LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
828 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR WESTERN
ST. FRANCIS AND NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 827 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHEATLEY...OR NEAR BRINKLEY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM WILL TRACK NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF
FORREST CITY IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. TRAINED SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN BRINKLEY AT 825 PM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORREST
CITY...MADISON...PALESTINE...L'ANGVILLE...POSEY...BLOSSOM...
GOODWIN...FOUR GUMS...HAWKINS...SLONIKERS MILL...HORTON...
ROSENBAUM...DODSONS CORNER AND BONAIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 9116 3501 9106 3514 9105 3515 9064
3485 9071 3475 9110 3486 9111 3487 9112
3490 9113 3491 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 238DEG 44KT 3489 9114
$$947
WWUS54 KMEG 230245
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
845 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
ARC077-123-230300-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/
LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
845 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR WESTERN
ST. FRANCIS AND NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 845 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
PALESTINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORREST
CITY...MADISON...PALESTINE...L'ANGVILLE...POSEY...BLOSSOM...
GOODWIN...FOUR GUMS...HAWKINS...SLONIKERS MILL...HORTON...
ROSENBAUM...DODSONS CORNER AND BONAIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 3500 9115 3501 9106 3502 9105 3514 9105
3515 9064 3514 9064 3485 9071 3475 9110
3485 9109 3489 9113 3490 9113 3492 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 238DEG 44KT 3499 9090
$$655
WWUS54 KMEG 230255
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
855 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
ARC077-123-230305-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0300Z/
LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
855 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN ST. FRANCIS AND NORTHWESTERN LEE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM CST...
AT 855 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3500 9115 3501 9106 3502 9105 3514 9105
3515 9064 3514 9064 3485 9071 3475 9110
3485 9109 3489 9113 3490 9113 3492 9117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 238DEG 44KT 3505 9077
$$
WRB/RRHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 6:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Jan 22, 7:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 7:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 52 min |
| Jan 22, 7:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Poinsett | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 8:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Jan 22, 8:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 63 min |
| Jan 22, 8:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 61 min |
| Jan 22, 8:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 38 min |
| Jan 22, 9:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 27 min |
| Jan 22, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 55 min |
| Jan 22, 9:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 24 min |
| Jan 22, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 9:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 29 min |
| Jan 22, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 22 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.