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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2015, 4:45 PM CST for Gibson County, Henry County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 45 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
- Dec 23, 2015, 4:45 PM CST (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2015, 5:30 PM CST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Gibson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 9:13 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Dec 23, 11:57 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
246
WFUS54 KMEG 232245
TORMEG
TNC053-079-183-232330-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0021.151223T2245Z-151223T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
445 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
WEAKLEY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 530 PM CST
* AT 444 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER GREENFIELD...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF MILAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GLEASON AROUND 455 PM CST.
PALMERSVILLE AROUND 505 PM CST.
PARIS AND COTTAGE GROVE AROUND 510 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRUNDIGE...WHITLOCK...CROWLEY STORE...BUCHANAN...PURYEAR...MILL
CREEK...CONYERSVILLE...PILLOWVILLE...MATHENY GROVE AND ORE SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3645 8807 3612 8859 3612 8865 3608 8866
3599 8879 3612 8894 3650 8860 3649 8805
3647 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 226DEG 52KT 3612 8877
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
729
WWUS54 KMEG 232259
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
459 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
TNC053-232309-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-151223T2330Z/
GIBSON TN-
459 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GIBSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR WESTERN
TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
FOR WESTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3645 8807 3612 8859 3614 8863 3627 8868
3650 8860 3649 8805 3647 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 226DEG 52KT 3628 8857
$$
TNC079-183-232330-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-151223T2330Z/
HENRY TN-WEAKLEY TN-
459 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND EASTERN WEAKLEY COUNTIES...
AT 459 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR GLEASON...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF MCKENZIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PALMERSVILLE AROUND 505 PM CST.
PARIS AND COTTAGE GROVE AROUND 510 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WHITLOCK...BUCHANAN...PURYEAR...MILL CREEK...CONYERSVILLE...MATHENY
GROVE...ORE SPRINGS...PINE HILL...INDIA AND FOUNDRY HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3645 8807 3612 8859 3614 8863 3627 8868
3650 8860 3649 8805 3647 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 226DEG 52KT 3628 8857
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$757
WWUS54 KMEG 232322
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
522 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
TNC079-183-232332-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-151223T2330Z/
HENRY TN-WEAKLEY TN-
522 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND EASTERN WEAKLEY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR WESTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3645 8807 3612 8859 3614 8863 3627 8868
3650 8860 3649 8805 3647 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 226DEG 52KT 3628 8857
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 10:01 PM CST | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 4 days |
| Dec 23, 11:46 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale | 4 days |
| Dec 23, 2:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 41 min |
| Dec 23, 2:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 3 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer | 25 min |
| Dec 23, 2:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 3:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 24 min |
| Dec 23, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Tipton | 35 min |
| Dec 23, 4:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Weakley | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 4:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Weakley | 24 min |
| Dec 23, 4:27 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison | 42 min |
| Dec 23, 4:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 49 min |
| Dec 23, 5:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Henry, Weakley | 35 min |
| Dec 23, 5:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 44 min |
| Dec 23, 5:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 35 min |
| Dec 23, 5:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson | 23 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.