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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 2:15 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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
- Apr 28, 2014, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2:27 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 S Calhoun City, MS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
358
WFUS54 KMEG 281915
TORMEG
MSC013-017-282000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0031.140428T1915Z-140428T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
215 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 215 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SABOUGLA...OR 23 MILES
EAST OF GRENADA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOUSTON.
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 3385 8952 3388 8951 3408 8890 3407 8883
3381 8879 3381 8892 3375 8893 3371 8931
3372 8949
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 246DEG 48KT 3382 8932
$$2 follow-up statements
925
WWUS54 KMEG 281926
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
226 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
MSC013-017-282000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140428T2000Z/
CHICKASAW MS-CALHOUN MS-
226 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND CHICKASAW COUNTIES...
AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DERMA...OR 14
MILES WEST OF HOUSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOUSTON...NEW
HOULKA...OAKLAND...WOODLAND...MC CONDY...SPARTA...ATLANTA...
TABBVILLE...ANCHOR...THORN...VAN VLEET...PARKERSBURG...THELMA AND
BUENA VISTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3386 8937 3391 8941 3408 8891 3407 8883
3381 8879 3381 8892 3375 8893 3375 8903
3374 8906 3373 8918 3372 8919 3371 8928
3372 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 246DEG 48KT 3385 8920
$$056
WWUS54 KMEG 281939
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
239 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
MSC013-281949-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140428T2000Z/
CALHOUN MS-
239 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 239 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 3389 8914 3391 8913 3391 8914 3399 8914
3408 8892 3407 8883 3381 8879 3381 8892
3380 8900 3381 8905 3380 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 241DEG 43KT 3395 8901
$$
MSC017-282000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140428T2000Z/
CHICKASAW MS-
239 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR CHICKASAW
COUNTY...
AT 239 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOUSTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOUSTON...NEW
HOULKA...OAKLAND...MC CONDY...TABBVILLE...ANCHOR...THORN...VAN
VLEET...PARKERSBURG...THELMA AND BUENA VISTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3389 8914 3391 8913 3391 8914 3399 8914
3408 8892 3407 8883 3381 8879 3381 8892
3380 8900 3381 8905 3380 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 241DEG 43KT 3395 8901
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 6:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 7:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 9:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 39 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 62 min |
| Apr 28, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Union | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tishomingo | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 3:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Monroe | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw | 19 min |
| Apr 28, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Monroe | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 36 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.