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Tornado Warning 71, NWS Memphis, TN

October 13, 2014Decatur County, Hardin County, Henderson County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 4:06 PM CDT for Decatur County, Hardin County, Henderson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 24 min. 2 reports 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, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2014, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Decatur County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Henderson County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 4:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Sw Decaturville, TN	A FEW TREES DOWN JUST INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE ON HWY 100.
Oct 13, 4:18 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Sardis, TN	MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN SARDIS TENNESSEE AREA.

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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 148 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 305 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

004 
WFUS54 KMEG 132106
TORMEG
TNC039-071-077-132130-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0071.141013T2106Z-141013T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SARDIS...OR 16 MILES
  NORTH OF SAVANNAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS
  OF DECATUR...EASTERN HENDERSON AND NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTIES.

 THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR PIN OAK 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 3573 8802 3566 8801 3561 8803 3557 8801
      3534 8818 3542 8836 3547 8836 3582 8820
      3583 8818 3577 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 204DEG 41KT 3548 8823

$$
ZDM/JPM3

1 follow-up statement

328 
WWUS54 KMEG 132116
SVSMEG

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

TNC071-132126-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-141013T2130Z/
HARDIN TN-
416 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

AT 416 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 3573 8802 3566 8801 3561 8803 3557 8801
      3542 8814 3546 8826 3582 8820 3583 8817
      3577 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 204DEG 41KT 3558 8817

$$

TNC039-077-132130-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-141013T2130Z/
DECATUR TN-HENDERSON TN-
416 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
HENDERSON AND DECATUR COUNTIES...

AT 416 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GARRETT...OR 13
MILES SOUTH OF NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SCOTTS
HILL...COZETTE...JEANNETTE...BIBLE HILL...HICKORY FORKS...
BUSSELTOWN...PERRYVILLE...MOUNT TABOR...WILKINSTOWN...BEACON...
GARRETT...MOUNT LEBANON...LARGO AND LICK SKILLET.

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 3573 8802 3566 8801 3561 8803 3557 8801
      3542 8814 3546 8826 3582 8820 3583 8817
      3577 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 204DEG 41KT 3558 8817

$$
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, 3:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardin, McNairy	23 min
Oct 13, 3:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	33 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

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.