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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2014, 3:26 PM CDT for Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee. It was in force for 34 min. 6 reports 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
- Jun 7, 2014, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 3:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Clayton, TN | TORNADO ON GROUND NEAR CLAYTON MOVING TOWARDS UNION CITY |
| Jun 7, 3:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Troy, TN | 10 HOUSES DAMAGED. 15 ROADS BLOCKED BY FALLEN TREES. SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND BARNS. POSSIBLE TORNADO TRACKED FROM JUST NORTH OF SAMBURG AND ACROSS POSSUMTROT...SHAWTOWN...HUGHES AND EBENEZER ROADS. |
| Jun 7, 3:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Troy, TN | SHOP BUILDINGS DESTROYED. SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND BARNS. MONTELIER STREET AND EBENEZER ROAD NORTH OF TROY. POSSIBLY IS TORNADO DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO CLAYTON AND SHAWTON ROAD. |
| Jun 7, 3:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Union City, TN | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jun 7, 3:51 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | N Samburg, TN | |
| Jun 7, 4:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | S Union City, TN | HAIL STARTED AS QUARTER SIZED THEN RAPIDLY INCREASED TO GOLFBALL SIZE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 1298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
165
WFUS54 KMEG 072026
TORMEG
TNC095-131-072100-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0041.140607T2026Z-140607T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
326 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CLAYTON...OR 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLAYTON...
TROY AND UNION CITY.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR REELFOOT LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE 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 3646 8895 3628 8896 3623 8907 3640 8945
3651 8939 3651 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 295DEG 26KT 3643 8928
$$1 follow-up statement
556
WWUS54 KMEG 072037
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
337 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
TNC095-131-072100-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-140607T2100Z/
LAKE TN-OBION TN-
337 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR OBION AND
NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTIES...
AT 336 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FREMONT MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. A
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAYTON
MOVING TOWARD THE UNION CITY AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLAYTON...
RIVES...SAMBURG...TROY...UNION CITY...WOODLAND MILLS...GRAYS CAMP...
NEW MARKHAM...WRIGHT...WALNUT LOG...SPOUT SPRINGS...RONEYS STORE...
CRYSTAL AND FREMONT.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR REELFOOT LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3646 8895 3628 8896 3623 8907 3640 8945
3651 8939 3651 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 295DEG 26KT 3640 8920
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 5:21 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Madison | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy, Madison | 21 min |
| Jun 7, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry, Weakley | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Weakley | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry, Weakley | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardin, McNairy | 16 min |
| Jun 7, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 62 min |
| Jun 7, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Weakley | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson | 36 min |
| Jun 7, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson and 2 more | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, McNairy and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 28 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.