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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2014, 6:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 42 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 27, 2014, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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 27, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 644 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1166 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KMEG 272318
TORMEG
MSC107-119-137-143-280000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0021.140427T2318Z-140428T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
618 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTH CENTRAL QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DUNDEE...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF HELENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS
OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PANOLA...NORTH CENTRAL QUITMAN...
SOUTHWESTERN TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR HORSESHOE LAKE.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3476 9032 3471 9015 3460 9004 3441 9037
3450 9053
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 223DEG 21KT 3446 9041
$$2 follow-up statements
629
WWUS54 KMEG 272332
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
632 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
MSC107-119-272341-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
QUITMAN MS-PANOLA MS-
632 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PANOLA AND NORTH
CENTRAL QUITMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 631 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3476 9032 3471 9015 3460 9004 3455 9015
3456 9020 3453 9020 3450 9026 3451 9030
3448 9031 3446 9036 3454 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 223DEG 21KT 3453 9035
$$
MSC137-143-280000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
TUNICA MS-TATE MS-
632 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES...
AT 631 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GERLACH MILL...OR
14 MILES EAST OF HELENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PRICHARD...
EVANSVILLE...CLAYTON...MAUD...GERLACH MILL...DOOLEY...SARAH AND
SAVAGE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR HORSESHOE LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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 3476 9032 3471 9015 3460 9004 3455 9015
3456 9020 3453 9020 3450 9026 3451 9030
3448 9031 3446 9036 3454 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 223DEG 21KT 3453 9035
$$248
WWUS54 KMEG 272343
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
643 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
MSC137-143-280000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
TUNICA MS-TATE MS-
643 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN TATE AND EASTERN TUNICA COUNTIES...
AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUBBS...OR 17
MILES EAST OF HELENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PRICHARD...
EVANSVILLE...CLAYTON...DOOLEY...SARAH AND SAVAGE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR HORSESHOE LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3476 9032 3471 9015 3460 9004 3455 9014
3456 9020 3453 9020 3452 9025 3452 9032
3453 9035 3460 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 223DEG 21KT 3458 9029
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:35 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 11:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 11:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 12:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 2:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 2:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 4:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Union | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate | 38 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.