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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 2:43 PM CST for Fayette County, Hardeman County, Tennessee; Benton County, Marshall County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 min. 4 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:43 PM CST (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:15 PM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:53 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Grand Junction, TN | |
| Mar 2, 2:55 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Grand Junction, TN | |
| Mar 2, 3:00 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 75 | Bolivar, TN | ESTIMATED 75 MPH WINDS PRODUCED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...PEA HAIL COVERED THE GROUND. |
| Mar 2, 3:12 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Middleton, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 1625 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.2
- Supercell composite
- 11.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
038 WFUS54 KMEG 022043 TORMEG MSC009-093-TNC047-069-022115- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0024.120302T2043Z-120302T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 243 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 315 PM CST * AT 243 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF MICHIGAN CITY...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. .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 3492 8941 3507 8953 3534 8895 3506 8878 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 244DEG 53KT 3500 8934 $$
2 follow-up statements
481
WWUS54 KMEG 022053
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
253 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
MSC093-022102-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
MARSHALL MS-
253 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 252 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3500 8904 3495 8929 3513 8940 3534 8895
3507 8879 3506 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 244DEG 53KT 3505 8919
$$
MSC009-TNC047-069-022115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
BENTON MS-FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN-
253 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR
HARDEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 252 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LA GRANGE...OR 21
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOLIVAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR...
GRAND JUNCTION...HICKORY VALLEY...LA GRANGE...MIDDLETON...
SAULSBURY...PATTERSONVILLE...FORTY FIVE...SHANDY...MIDDLEBURG...
LISBON...ROGERS SPRINGS...HEBRON AND VAN BUREN.
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 3500 8904 3495 8929 3513 8940 3534 8895
3507 8879 3506 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 244DEG 53KT 3505 8919
$$578
WWUS54 KMEG 022104
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
304 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
MSC009-022114-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
BENTON MS-
304 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 304 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3499 8907 3500 8914 3521 8923 3534 8895
3507 8879 3506 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 244DEG 53KT 3513 8899
$$
TNC047-069-022115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN-
304 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR HARDEMAN
AND EAST CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 304 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VAN BUREN...OR 10
MILES SOUTH OF BOLIVAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR...
HICKORY VALLEY...MIDDLETON...SAULSBURY...SHANDY...MIDDLEBURG...
LISBON...ROGERS SPRINGS...HEBRON AND VAN BUREN.
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 3499 8907 3500 8914 3521 8923 3534 8895
3507 8879 3506 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 244DEG 53KT 3513 8899
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:50 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Gibson | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 1:28 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby, Tipton | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 2:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Madison | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 3:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 3:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 3:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 3:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 4:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 4:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 5:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 1:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 2:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 2:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 2:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 3:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 3:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 3:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 18 min |
| Mar 2, 3:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 4:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie, Union, Yalobusha | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 4:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 4:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 4:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 4:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 18 min |
| Mar 2, 5:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 5:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 5:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Monroe | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 5:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 5:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 50 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.