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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2014, 2:20 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2014, 2:20 AM CDT (07:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2014, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coahoma County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 12:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 993 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
277 WFUS54 KMEG 040720 TORMEG MSC027-107-119-137-143-040745- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0012.140404T0720Z-140404T0745Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 220 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 245 AM CDT * AT 220 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF DUNDEE... OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HELENA...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA...NORTHERN QUITMAN...NORTHWESTERN PANOLA... SOUTHEASTERN TUNICA AND SOUTHWESTERN TATE COUNTIES. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ARKABUTLA LAKE...BEAVERDAM LAKE AND TUNICA LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3462 8996 3434 9009 3430 9042 3451 9049 TIME...MOT...LOC 0720Z 261DEG 59KT 3442 9031 $$
2 follow-up statements
761 WWUS54 KMEG 040723 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 223 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 MSC027-040733- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140404T0745Z/ COAHOMA MS- 223 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 223 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3452 9040 3462 8996 3440 9006 3439 9040 TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 261DEG 59KT 3442 9025 $$ MSC107-119-137-143-040745- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140404T0745Z/ TUNICA MS-TATE MS-QUITMAN MS-PANOLA MS- 223 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN PANOLA...NORTHERN QUITMAN...SOUTHWESTERN TATE AND SOUTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTIES... AT 223 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TIBBS...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HELENA...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FALCON... TIBBS...GERLACH MILL...BUXTON...ASKEW...LONGTOWN...CYPRESS CORNER AND HORATIO. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ARKABUTLA LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3452 9040 3462 8996 3440 9006 3439 9040 TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 261DEG 59KT 3442 9025 $$
097 WWUS54 KMEG 040730 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 230 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 MSC119-143-040740- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140404T0745Z/ TUNICA MS-QUITMAN MS- 230 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN QUITMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 230 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3440 9019 3457 9020 3462 8996 3440 9006 TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 261DEG 59KT 3443 9011 $$ MSC107-137-040745- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140404T0745Z/ TATE MS-PANOLA MS- 230 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN PANOLA AND SOUTHWESTERN TATE COUNTIES... AT 230 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PLEASANT GROVE...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BUXTON... ASKEW...LONGTOWN...CYPRESS CORNER AND HORATIO. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR ARKABUTLA LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3440 9019 3457 9020 3462 8996 3440 9006 TIME...MOT...LOC 0730Z 261DEG 59KT 3443 9011 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 2:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more | 50 min |
| Apr 4, 2:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola, Tate | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 2:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 37 min |
| Apr 4, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc and 3 more | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 2:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 19 min |
| Apr 4, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 2 more | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 3:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 4:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.