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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Sep 1, 2012, 5:57 PM CDT for Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri; Greene County, Arkansas; Lake County, Tennessee. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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
- Sep 1, 2012, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Lake County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 6:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | Bucoda, MO | STORM CHASER AND TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD THEN TORNADO ON GROUND WITH A DEBRIS FIELD. LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. DAMAGE REPORTED...A LARGE BARN DESTROYED. |
| Sep 1, 6:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | Scobeville, MO | FUNNEL CLOUD AND BRIEF TOUCH DOWN ON Y HIGHWAY CC SOUTH OF KENNET. |
| Sep 1, 6:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | Sw Hayti, MO | FUNNEL CLOUD...POSSIBLE TORNADO JUST SOUTHWEST OF HAYTI. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1827 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 551 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736
WFUS54 KMEG 012257
TORMEG
ARC055-MOC069-155-TNC095-012345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0051.120901T2257Z-120901T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
557 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
CENTRAL PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BUCODA...OR NEAR
SENATH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CARUTHERSVILLE...DENTON...HAYTI...KENNETT...SENATH...STEELE...
DILLMAN...SCOBEVILLE...TINKERVILLE...GOBLER...DEER LAND...VINCIT...
OCTA AND CARUTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3636 8969 3612 8961 3611 8962 3604 9025
3608 9030 3618 9029 3621 9021 3620 9019
3623 9014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 252DEG 29KT 3610 9020
$$4 follow-up statements
762
WWUS54 KMEG 012303
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
603 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
ARC055-MOC069-155-TNC095-012345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120901T2345Z/
GREENE AR-DUNKLIN MO-PEMISCOT MO-LAKE TN-
603 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN LAKE...CENTRAL PEMISCOT...SOUTHERN DUNKLIN AND EXTREME
EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTIES...
AT 603 PM CDT...A STORM CHASER REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH
DEBRIS. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BUCODA...OR NEAR
SENATH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRAGG CITY...
CARUTHERSVILLE...DENTON...HAYTI...KENNETT...PASCOLA...SENATH...
STEELE...NOLAND...WEST KENNETT...DILLMAN...SCOBEVILLE...TINKERVILLE
AND GOBLER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3636 8969 3612 8961 3611 8962 3604 9025
3608 9030 3618 9029 3621 9021 3620 9019
3623 9014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 252DEG 27KT 3611 9016
$$847
WWUS54 KMEG 012309
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
609 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
ARC055-012318-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120901T2345Z/
GREENE AR-
609 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 608 PM CDT...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.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
LAT...LON 3612 8961 3611 8962 3606 9017 3612 9024
3619 9019 3623 9014 3623 9013 3636 8969
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 252DEG 27KT 3612 9012
$$
MOC069-155-TNC095-012345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120901T2345Z/
DUNKLIN MO-PEMISCOT MO-LAKE TN-
609 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN LAKE...CENTRAL PEMISCOT AND SOUTHERN DUNKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 604 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SENATH...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRAGG CITY...
CARUTHERSVILLE...DEERING...DENTON...HAYTI...HAYTI HEIGHTS...
KENNETT...PASCOLA...SENATH...NOLAND...WEST KENNETT...DILLMAN...
SCOBEVILLE AND TINKERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 8961 3611 8962 3606 9017 3612 9024
3619 9019 3623 9014 3623 9013 3636 8969
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 252DEG 27KT 3612 9012
$$063
WWUS54 KMEG 012326
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
626 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
MOC069-155-TNC095-012345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120901T2345Z/
DUNKLIN MO-PEMISCOT MO-LAKE TN-
626 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN LAKE...CENTRAL PEMISCOT AND EAST CENTRAL DUNKLIN
COUNTIES...
AT 626 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEER LAND...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KENNETT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. A TORNADO COULD OCCUR AGAIN AT ANY
TIME.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRAGG CITY...
CARUTHERSVILLE...HAYTI...KENNETT...PASCOLA...NOLAND...SCOBEVILLE...
TINKERVILLE...GOBLER...DEER LAND...BOWIE CORNER...STANLEY...SWIFT AND
BAKERVILLE.
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.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3612 9001 3613 9004 3618 9007 3621 9009
3624 9008 3636 8969 3612 8961 3611 8962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 252DEG 27KT 3616 8996
$$179
WWUS54 KMEG 012340
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
640 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
MOC069-012350-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120901T2345Z/
DUNKLIN MO-
640 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DUNKLIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 640 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
LAT...LON 3615 8962 3615 8986 3618 8992 3621 8994
3623 8995 3628 8995 3636 8969 3616 8962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 260DEG 31KT 3620 8980
$$
MOC155-TNC095-012345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120901T2345Z/
PEMISCOT MO-LAKE TN-
640 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN LAKE AND CENTRAL PEMISCOT COUNTIES...
AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRAGGADOCIO...OR 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAYTI...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRAGG CITY...
CARUTHERSVILLE...HAYTI...PASCOLA...STANLEY...SWIFT...BAKERVILLE...
BRAGGADOCIO...SHADE...STUBTOWN...CANADY AND HATHAWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
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.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3615 8962 3615 8986 3618 8992 3621 8994
3623 8995 3628 8995 3636 8969 3616 8962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 260DEG 31KT 3620 8980
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 28 min |
| Sep 1, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 35 min |
| Sep 1, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 6:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Pemiscot | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | St. Francis | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 36 min |
| Aug 31, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 38 min |
| Aug 31, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 43 min |
| Aug 31, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 7:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 38 min |
| Sep 1, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Randolph | 34 min |
| Sep 1, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 54 min |
| Sep 1, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 50 min |
| Sep 1, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | St. Francis | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 40 min |
| Sep 1, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Poinsett | 30 min |
| Sep 1, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 47 min |
| Sep 1, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | St. Francis | 25 min |
| Sep 1, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 22 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.