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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 17, 2012, 8:25 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 35 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
- Oct 17, 2012, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Munford, TN | QUARTER-SIZED HAIL NEAR TIPTON/SHELBY COUNTY LINE. NEAR INTERSECTION OF DEAD FALL AND MCQUISTON ROADS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 947 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
988 WFUS54 KMEG 180125 TORMEG TNC047-075-157-167-180200- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0068.121018T0125Z-121018T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 825 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 900 PM CDT * AT 825 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MUNFORD...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BROWNSVILLE. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR THE CHUTE. 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 3530 8919 3529 8987 3552 8988 3562 8917 TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 267DEG 36KT 3538 8978 $$
2 follow-up statements
663 WWUS54 KMEG 180144 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 844 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 TNC157-180154- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-121018T0200Z/ SHELBY TN- 844 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 844 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3531 8963 3553 8964 3562 8917 3530 8919 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 267DEG 36KT 3539 8955 $$ TNC047-075-167-180200- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-121018T0200Z/ FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN- 844 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON...SOUTHERN HAYWOOD AND NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 844 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRADEN...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF COVINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRADEN... BROWNSVILLE...GALLAWAY...MASON...STANTON...COTTON LAKE... TABERNACLE...GAINESVILLE...CANAAN GROVE...BELMONT...LAMBERT... MOORMAN...YUM YUM AND TAYLOR CHAPEL. 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 3531 8963 3553 8964 3562 8917 3530 8919 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 267DEG 36KT 3539 8955 $$
471 WWUS54 KMEG 180153 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 853 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 TNC167-180203- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-121018T0200Z/ TIPTON TN- 853 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 853 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3530 8919 3534 8947 3555 8948 3562 8917 TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 267DEG 36KT 3539 8944 $$ TNC047-075-180200- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-121018T0200Z/ FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN- 853 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN HAYWOOD AND NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES... AT 853 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MEUX CORNER...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COVINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BROWNSVILLE...STANTON...YUM YUM...TAYLOR CHAPEL...MILLER...FAYETTE CORNERS...MEUX CORNER...ASBURY...MORTON HILL...HICKORY POINT... SUNNYHILL AND SHEPP. 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 3530 8919 3534 8947 3555 8948 3562 8917 TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 267DEG 36KT 3539 8944 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 40 min |
| Oct 17, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 52 min |
| Oct 17, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 25 min |
| Oct 17, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 38 min |
| Oct 17, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 19 min |
| Oct 17, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 51 min |
| Oct 17, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 39 min |
| Oct 17, 10:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll, Henderson, Henry | 48 min |
| Oct 17, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 28 min |
| Oct 17, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison | 39 min |
| Oct 17, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 64 min |
| Oct 17, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 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.