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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 20, 2014, 5:01 PM CST for Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee; Pemiscot County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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
- Feb 20, 2014, 5:01 PM CST (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 5:45 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Pemiscot County, MO, Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2:23 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 420 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
338
WFUS54 KMEG 202301
TORMEG
MOC155-TNC095-131-202345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0006.140220T2301Z-140220T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
501 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 545 PM CST
* AT 501 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR STEWART...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PORTAGEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HAYWARD...
STEWART AND REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR REELFOOT LAKE.
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 3626 8956 3640 8969 3636 8955 3635 8953
3638 8952 3642 8955 3646 8953 3650 8953
3650 8949 3647 8949 3646 8946 3650 8941
3651 8910
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 233DEG 57KT 3639 8953
$$2 follow-up statements
065 WWUS54 KMEG 202319 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 519 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 MOC155-202330- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140220T2345Z/ PEMISCOT MO- 519 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PEMISCOT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 520 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. LAT...LON 3642 8927 3648 8943 3650 8941 3651 8910 TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 233DEG 57KT 3655 8927 $$ TNC095-131-202345- /O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140220T2345Z/ LAKE TN-OBION TN- 519 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL OBION AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTIES... AT 520 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WALNUT LOG...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRAYS CAMP AND WALNUT LOG. 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. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. && LAT...LON 3642 8927 3648 8943 3650 8941 3651 8910 TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 233DEG 57KT 3655 8927 $$
269 WWUS54 KMEG 202327 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 527 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 TNC095-131-202337- /O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140220T2345Z/ LAKE TN-OBION TN- 527 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OBION AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 527 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. LAT...LON 3642 8927 3648 8943 3650 8941 3651 8910 TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 233DEG 57KT 3661 8915 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 4:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 39 min |
| Feb 20, 4:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 4:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry | 33 min |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 41 min |
| Feb 20, 4:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 44 min |
| Feb 20, 4:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton | 20 min |
| Feb 20, 4:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 38 min |
| Feb 20, 5:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 5:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Madison | 38 min |
| Feb 20, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 3:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 48 min |
Nearby
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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.