Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 35, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2012, 1:24 PM CDT for Alcorn County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 min. 2 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
- Jun 3, 2012, 1:24 PM CDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alcorn County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1:30 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Glen, MS | FUNNEL CLOUDS REPORTED NEAR GLEN AND CORINTH. POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR GLEN. |
| Jun 3, 1:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | W Glen, MS | PEA TO 1/2 INCH HAIL REPORTED ON HWY 72 WEST OF GLEN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 2125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KMEG 031824
TORMEG
MSC003-141-031900-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0035.120603T1824Z-120603T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
124 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 124 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GLEN...OR 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CORINTH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH...
IUKA AND J P COLEMAN STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE HALF DOLLAR
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER.
.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 3473 8811 3478 8866 3496 8865 3496 8817
3492 8815 3490 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 273DEG 30KT 3487 8854
$$
RRH2 follow-up statements
740
WWUS54 KMEG 031841
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
141 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
MSC003-141-031900-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120603T1900Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-ALCORN MS-
141 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ALCORN AND NORTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTIES...
AT 141 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOSKIE...OR 9
MILES EAST OF CORINTH...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IUKA...
FARMINGTON...STRICKLAND...DOSKIE...BACON SPRINGS...WALKER SIDING...
HAZARD SWITCH...BLYTHE CROSSING...OLDHAM AND J P COLEMAN STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF
DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3473 8811 3481 8846 3496 8844 3496 8817
3492 8815 3490 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 263DEG 23KT 3490 8835
$$
RRH160
WWUS54 KMEG 031852
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
152 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
MSC003-141-031903-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120603T1900Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-ALCORN MS-
152 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ALCORN AND NORTHERN
TISHOMINGO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM CDT...
AT 153 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO
LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3473 8811 3481 8846 3496 8844 3496 8817
3492 8815 3490 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 263DEG 23KT 3491 8826
$$
RRHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 10:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 11:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Union | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Union | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tippah | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 25 min |
| Jun 3, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 37 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.