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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 3:07 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 38 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 28, 2014, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 28, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.
703
WFUS54 KMEG 282007
TORMEG
MSC057-081-117-141-282045-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0034.140428T2007Z-140428T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
307 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 307 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR MANTACHIE...OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BALDWYN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TISHOMINGO
STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3451 8815 3429 8850 3442 8865 3469 8833
3469 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 233DEG 43KT 3441 8848
$$3 follow-up statements
683
WWUS54 KMEG 282016
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
316 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
MSC081-282026-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
LEE MS-
316 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 316 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE OR MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
LAT...LON 3451 8815 3429 8850 3433 8854 3451 8854
3469 8833 3469 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 233DEG 43KT 3447 8837
$$
MSC057-117-141-282045-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-ITAWAMBA MS-
316 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA...SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO
COUNTIES...
AT 316 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDY SPRINGS...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF
FULTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARIETTA...
PADEN...CARTER BRANCH...PETERTOWN...MINGO...NEIL...BLOODY SPRINGS...
DENNIS...MOORES MILL...HOBO STATION...THRASHER...KIRKVILLE AND
TISHOMINGO STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3451 8815 3429 8850 3433 8854 3451 8854
3469 8833 3469 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 233DEG 43KT 3447 8837
$$796
WWUS54 KMEG 282021
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
321 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
MSC057-282031-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
ITAWAMBA MS-
321 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 321 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
LAT...LON 3451 8815 3446 8823 3447 8854 3451 8854
3469 8833 3469 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 233DEG 43KT 3450 8833
$$
MSC117-141-282045-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-
321 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTIES...
...A TORNADO EMERGENCY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS AND
SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTIES...
AT 321 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOORES MILL...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TISHOMINGO STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARIETTA...
PADEN...CARTER BRANCH...PETERTOWN...MINGO...NEIL...BLOODY SPRINGS...
DENNIS...MOORES MILL...HOBO STATION...THRASHER AND TISHOMINGO STATE
PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3451 8815 3446 8823 3447 8854 3451 8854
3469 8833 3469 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 233DEG 43KT 3450 8833
$$668
WWUS54 KMEG 282042
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
342 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
MSC117-141-282052-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-
342 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHERN
TISHOMINGO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM CDT...
AT 342 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3451 8815 3446 8823 3447 8854 3451 8854
3469 8833 3469 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 233DEG 43KT 3465 8808
$$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, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 45 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, 3:09 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.