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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2014, 5:04 PM CDT for Decatur County, Henderson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 26 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
- Jun 7, 2014, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2014, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Decatur County, TN, Henderson County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 5:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Parsons, TN |
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 |
| Jun 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1035 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
050
WFUS54 KMEG 072204
TORMEG
TNC039-077-072230-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0047.140607T2204Z-140607T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
504 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
EAST CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 504 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NATCHEZ TRACE STATE
FOREST...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NATCHEZ
TRACE STATE FOREST.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR PIN OAK LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
.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 3548 8798 3560 8835 3575 8831 3567 8801
3561 8803 3553 8797 3549 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 293DEG 28KT 3567 8824
$$2 follow-up statements
764
WWUS54 KMEG 072222
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
522 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
TNC077-072232-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-140607T2230Z/
HENDERSON TN-
522 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 522 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3548 8799 3556 8822 3560 8819 3564 8819
3571 8818 3567 8801 3561 8803 3553 8797
3549 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 293DEG 28KT 3561 8808
$$
TNC039-072230-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-140607T2230Z/
DECATUR TN-
522 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DECATUR COUNTY...
AT 522 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT TABOR...OR
12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HICKORY
FORKS...BUSSELTOWN...PERRYVILLE...MOUNT TABOR...WILKINSTOWN...
BEACON...GARRETT...MOUNT LEBANON...GUMDALE AND LARGO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
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 3548 8799 3556 8822 3560 8819 3564 8819
3571 8818 3567 8801 3561 8803 3553 8797
3549 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 293DEG 28KT 3561 8808
$$774
WWUS54 KMEG 072229
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
529 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
TNC039-072240-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-140607T2230Z/
DECATUR TN-
529 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
AT 530 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
.CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AS FUTURE WARNINGS ARE
POSSIBLE FOR YOUR AREA.
LAT...LON 3548 8799 3556 8822 3560 8819 3564 8819
3571 8818 3567 8801 3561 8803 3553 8797
3549 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 293DEG 28KT 3558 8801
$$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, 4:23 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, 5:08 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.