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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2014, 4:23 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 21 min. 2 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, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2014, 4:44 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chester County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 4:49 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Henderson, TN | |
| Jun 7, 4:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Henderson, TN | LARGE TREE FELL ON HOUSE. |
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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.
013 WFUS54 KMEG 072123 TORMEG TNC023-069-109-113-072200- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0043.140607T2123Z-140607T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 423 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 500 PM CDT * AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CHICKASAW STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HENDERSON...CHICKASAW STATE PARK AND CHICKASAW STATE FOREST. 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 3552 8852 3534 8837 3531 8886 3549 8887 TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 271DEG 27KT 3540 8876 $$
2 follow-up statements
023 WWUS54 KMEG 072131 RRA SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 431 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 TNC069-113-072142- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-140607T2200Z/ HARDEMAN TN-MADISON TN- 431 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON AND NORTHEASTERN HARDEMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 432 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3534 8837 3533 8879 3543 8882 3552 8852 TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 271DEG 27KT 3540 8868 $$ TNC023-109-072200- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-140607T2200Z/ CHESTER TN-MCNAIRY TN- 431 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY AND CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTIES... AT 432 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTEZUMA...OR NEAR CHICKASAW STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ENVILLE... HENDERSON...FINGER...DEANBURG...MONTEZUMA...HICKORY CORNERS...CABO AND CHICKASAW STATE PARK. 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 3534 8837 3533 8879 3543 8882 3552 8852 TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 271DEG 27KT 3540 8868 $$
241 WWUS54 KMEG 072144 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 444 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 TNC023-109-072153- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-140607T2200Z/ CHESTER TN-MCNAIRY TN- 444 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY AND CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 443 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. .CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AS FUTURE WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR YOUR AREA. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. LAT...LON 3534 8837 3533 8879 3543 8882 3552 8852 TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 271DEG 27KT 3540 8858 $$
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, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 34 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, 4:27 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.