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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 2014, 11:13 PM CDT for Benton County, DeSoto County, Marshall County, Mississippi; Fayette County, Hardeman County, Shelby County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 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
- Oct 2, 2014, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2014, 11:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 2, 10:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 2607 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
557 WFUS54 KMEG 030413 TORMEG MSC009-033-093-TNC047-069-157-030500- /O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0064.141003T0413Z-141003T0500Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1113 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... WEST CENTRAL HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT * AT 1113 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BYHALIA...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OLIVE BRANCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS OF FAYETTE...NORTHEASTERN DESOTO...NORTHWESTERN BENTON... NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL...SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY AND WEST CENTRAL HARDEMAN COUNTIES. 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. .TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. .SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO US ON TWITTER USING AT NWSMEMPHIS...POST TO OUR NWS MEMPHIS FACEBOOK PAGE...OR SEND A REPORT ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER DOT GOV SLANT MEMPHIS AND CLICK ON SUBMIT STORM REPORT. && LAT...LON 3534 8936 3514 8907 3478 8956 3491 8984 TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 223DEG 30KT 3488 8965 $$ JPM3
2 follow-up statements
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WWUS54 KMEG 030423
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1123 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014
MSC033-TNC157-030433-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-141003T0500Z/
DESOTO MS-SHELBY TN-
1123 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN
DESOTO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 1123 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO US ON TWITTER USING AT NWSMEMPHIS...POST
TO OUR NWS MEMPHIS FACEBOOK PAGE...OR SEND A REPORT ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER DOT GOV SLANT MEMPHIS AND CLICK ON SUBMIT STORM REPORT.
LAT...LON 3480 8953 3493 8973 3495 8972 3500 8968
3500 8964 3504 8965 3534 8936 3514 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 223DEG 30KT 3494 8958
$$
MSC009-093-TNC047-069-030500-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-141003T0500Z/
BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN-
1123 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL HARDEMAN...FAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN
BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 1123 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TASKA...OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLLIERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LA GRANGE...
MOSCOW...PIPERTON...ROSSVILLE...WILLISTON...HICKORY VALLEY...
WARREN...POWERS...PATTERSONVILLE...FORTY FIVE...HAYS CROSSING...
MACON...ELBA AND CAYCE.
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.
.TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
.SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO US ON TWITTER USING AT NWSMEMPHIS...POST
TO OUR NWS MEMPHIS FACEBOOK PAGE...OR SEND A REPORT ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER DOT GOV SLANT MEMPHIS AND CLICK ON SUBMIT STORM REPORT.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 8953 3493 8973 3495 8972 3500 8968
3500 8964 3504 8965 3534 8936 3514 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 223DEG 30KT 3494 8958
$$
JPM3525
WWUS54 KMEG 030436
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1136 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014
MSC009-093-TNC047-069-030446-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-141003T0500Z/
BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN-
1136 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HARDEMAN...FAYETTE...
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
AT 1136 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE
TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO US ON TWITTER USING AT NWSMEMPHIS...POST
TO OUR NWS MEMPHIS FACEBOOK PAGE...OR SEND A REPORT ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER DOT GOV SLANT MEMPHIS AND CLICK ON SUBMIT STORM REPORT.
LAT...LON 3480 8953 3493 8973 3495 8972 3500 8968
3500 8964 3504 8965 3534 8936 3514 8907
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 223DEG 30KT 3502 8949
$$
JPM3The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 40 min |
| Oct 2, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 34 min |
| Oct 2, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Tunica | 44 min |
| Oct 2, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 47 min |
| Oct 2, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 2 more | 43 min |
| Oct 2, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 42 min |
| Oct 2, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 3 more | 52 min |
| Oct 2, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall | 32 min |
| Oct 2, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola and 4 more | 47 min |
| Oct 3, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 67 min |
| Oct 3, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe | 63 min |
| Oct 3, 12:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 36 min |
| Oct 2, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 44 min |
| Oct 2, 10:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 40 min |
| Oct 2, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 35 min |
| Oct 2, 10:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 46 min |
| Oct 2, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Obion and 2 more | 41 min |
| Oct 2, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 38 min |
| Oct 2, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Oct 2, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 5 more | 45 min |
| Oct 2, 11:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 25 min |
| Oct 2, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 40 min |
| Oct 3, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson and 3 more | 43 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.