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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN

December 23, 2015Gibson County, Henry County, Weakley County, Tennessee

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 23, 9:13 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Dec 23, 11:57 AM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2015-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2015-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 194 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 10:01 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDecatur, Hardin4 days
Dec 23, 11:46 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale4 days
Dec 23, 2:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLake, Obion41 min
Dec 23, 2:49 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion3 hr
Dec 23, 2:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer25 min
Dec 23, 2:53 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGDyer37 min
Dec 23, 3:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton24 min
Dec 23, 4:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Tipton35 min
Dec 23, 4:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Gibson, Weakley27 min
Dec 23, 4:21 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCrockett, Gibson, Weakley24 min
Dec 23, 4:27 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCarroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley3 hr
Dec 23, 4:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison42 min
Dec 23, 4:56 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatMEGHardeman, McNairy49 min
Dec 23, 5:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Henry, Weakley35 min
Dec 23, 5:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy44 min
Dec 23, 5:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGChester, Henderson, Madison3 hr
Dec 23, 5:40 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGDecatur, Hardin, McNairy35 min
Dec 23, 5:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson23 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.