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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Memphis, TN

October 13, 2014Chester County, Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 3:22 PM CDT for Chester County, Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 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: Oct 13, 2014, 3:22 PM CDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2014, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Chester County, TN, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 13, 3:30 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	3 Se Ramer, TN	PUBLIC SHOT A VIDEO OF A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTHEAST OF RAMER NEAR THE TN/MS STATE LINE

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
Oct 13, 12:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 687 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 657 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 7.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

766 
WFUS54 KMEG 132022
TORMEG
TNC023-071-109-132045-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0069.141013T2022Z-141013T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
322 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF SHILOH...OR
  8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SELMER...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS
  OF EAST CENTRAL CHESTER...EASTERN MCNAIRY AND NORTHWESTERN HARDIN
  COUNTIES.

 THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR PINE 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.

.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 3500 8840 3504 8864 3548 8843 3546 8836
      3542 8836 3542 8823 3541 8821 3538 8819
      3539 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 202DEG 40KT 3511 8849

$$
ZDM/JPM3

1 follow-up statement

821 
WWUS54 KMEG 132033
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
333 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

TNC023-071-109-132045-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-141013T2045Z/
CHESTER TN-HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
333 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
MCNAIRY...NORTHWESTERN HARDIN AND EAST CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 332 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO TO THE NORTHEAST OF 
RAMER 325 PM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ENVILLE...
CRUMP...SALTILLO...EASTVIEW...MICHIE...MILLEDGEVILLE...
STANTONVILLE...FIVE FORKS...HINKLE...SIBLEY...RIGHT...COFFEE
LANDING...PITTSBURG LANDING AND HURLEY.

 THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR PINE 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.

.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 3504 8839 3509 8860 3548 8843 3546 8836
      3542 8836 3542 8823 3541 8821 3538 8819
      3539 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 202DEG 40KT 3521 8844

$$
ZDM/JPM3

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 13, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	31 min
Oct 13, 3:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more	15 hr
Oct 13, 12:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	47 min
Oct 13, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	28 min
Oct 13, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Obion	32 min
Oct 13, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake, Obion	30 min
Oct 13, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion, Weakley	31 min
Oct 13, 3:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	33 min
Oct 13, 4:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin, Henderson	24 min
Oct 13, 4:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur	18 min
Oct 13, 4:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	32 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.