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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 2, 2014, 11:21 PM CDT for Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 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, 11:21 PM CDT (04:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2014, 11:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Obion County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 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
- 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.
319
WFUS54 KMEG 030421
TORMEG
TNC131-183-030500-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0065.141003T0421Z-141003T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1121 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 1121 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OBION...OR 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION CITY.
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 3620 8918 3620 8921 3631 8934 3651 8919
3650 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 215DEG 38KT 3630 8923
$$
JPM31 follow-up statement
926
WWUS54 KMEG 030446
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1146 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014
TNC131-183-030455-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-141003T0500Z/
WEAKLEY TN-OBION TN-
1146 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR OBION AND NORTHWESTERN WEAKLEY COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
AT 1145 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT
OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
.SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO US ON TWITTER USING AT NWSMEMPHIS...POST
TO OUR NWS MEMPHIS FACEBOOK PAGE...OR SEND A REPORT ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER DOT GOV SLANT MEMPHIS AND CLICK ON SUBMIT STORM REPORT.
LAT...LON 3620 8918 3620 8921 3631 8934 3651 8919
3650 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 215DEG 38KT 3651 8905
$$
JPM3The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 47 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, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 52 min |
| Oct 2, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Oct 2, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 23 min |
| Oct 2, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 5 more | 45 min |
| Oct 2, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 47 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 |
| Oct 3, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy | 67 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.