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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2012, 9:47 PM CST for Crockett County, Gibson County, Haywood County, Tennessee. It was in force for 43 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, 9:47 PM CST (03:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 10:30 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crockett County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Haywood County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:15 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Friendship, TN | CARPORT DESTROYED |
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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.
698
WFUS54 KMEG 230347
TORMEG
TNC033-053-075-230430-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0006.120123T0347Z-120123T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
947 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
WEST CENTRAL GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTH CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CST
* AT 948 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FORKED DEER...OR 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EATON AND
FORKED DEER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3593 8891 3567 8932 3573 8944 3592 8926
3593 8923 3597 8920 3606 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 224DEG 35KT 3574 8932
$$
WRB/RRH2 follow-up statements
675
WWUS54 KMEG 230357
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
957 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
TNC075-230407-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120123T0430Z/
HAYWOOD TN-
957 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 957 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3603 8907 3599 8900 3597 8897 3580 8919
3587 8930 3606 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 220DEG 57KT 3588 8919
$$
TNC033-053-230430-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120123T0430Z/
CROCKETT TN-GIBSON TN-
957 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL GIBSON AND NORTH CENTRAL CROCKETT COUNTIES...
AT 957 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAURY JUNCTION...
OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DYERSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EATON...
FRIENDSHIP...CROCKETT MILLS...MAURY JUNCTION...HODSON...ELIZABETH...
CENTRAL...MOUNT ORANGE AND BRAZIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3603 8907 3599 8900 3597 8897 3580 8919
3587 8930 3606 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 220DEG 57KT 3588 8919
$$
WRB/RRH094
WWUS54 KMEG 230419
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1019 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
TNC033-053-230430-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120123T0430Z/
CROCKETT TN-GIBSON TN-
1019 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL GIBSON AND NORTH CENTRAL CROCKETT COUNTIES...
AT 1019 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CROCKETT MILLS...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRENTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EATON...
FRIENDSHIP...CROCKETT MILLS...MAURY JUNCTION...HODSON...ELIZABETH...
CENTRAL...MOUNT ORANGE AND BRAZIL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3603 8907 3597 8897 3597 8898 3583 8917
3590 8926 3606 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 227DEG 52KT 3590 8917
$$
WRB/RRHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 55 min |
| Jan 22, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 52 min |
| Jan 22, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale | 27 min |
| Jan 22, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 9:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 22 min |
| Jan 22, 10:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 37 min |
| Jan 22, 10:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 10:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 10:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 10:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 36 min |
| Jan 22, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison, Tipton | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 11:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 11:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Haywood and 2 more | 53 min |
| Jan 22, 11:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 11:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 44 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.