Alert archive / Arkansas / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2015, 7:47 PM CDT for Clay County, Greene County, Randolph County, Arkansas. It was in force for 18 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
- Apr 19, 2015, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2015, 8:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Clay County, AR, Greene County, AR, Randolph County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 7:54 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Sw O'Kean, AR | FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED BETWEEN COLLEGE CITY AND OKEAN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 593 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
250
WFUS54 KMEG 200047
TORMEG
ARC021-055-121-200130-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0003.150420T0047Z-150420T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
747 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 747 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER O'KEAN...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
POCAHONTAS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
KNOBEL AND PEACH ORCHARD AROUND 800 PM CDT.
LAFE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CASE...BROOKINGS...FENDER AND STONEWALL.
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 3620 9051 3615 9076 3615 9091 3619 9094
3637 9066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 256DEG 45KT 3618 9080
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
421
WWUS54 KMEG 200052
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
752 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015
ARC121-200102-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150420T0130Z/
RANDOLPH AR-
752 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3620 9051 3615 9076 3615 9081 3628 9080
3629 9078 3628 9078 3628 9075 3631 9075
3637 9066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 259DEG 35KT 3618 9074
$$
ARC021-055-200130-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150420T0130Z/
GREENE AR-CLAY AR-
752 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 752 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER EVENING STAR...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROWLEYS RIDGE STATE
PARK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
EVENING STAR AROUND 755 PM CDT.
PEACH ORCHARD AROUND 800 PM CDT.
LAFE AROUND 810 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CASE...BROOKINGS AND STONEWALL.
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 3620 9051 3615 9076 3615 9081 3628 9080
3629 9078 3628 9078 3628 9075 3631 9075
3637 9066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 259DEG 35KT 3618 9074
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$559
WWUS54 KMEG 200055
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
755 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015
ARC021-055-200130-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150420T0130Z/
GREENE AR-CLAY AR-
755 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 755 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER EVENING STAR...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF CROWLEYS RIDGE STATE PARK...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAFE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CASE...BROOKINGS AND STONEWALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3620 9051 3615 9076 3620 9078 3628 9080
3629 9078 3628 9078 3628 9075 3631 9075
3637 9066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 256DEG 45KT 3619 9069
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$259
WWUS54 KMEG 200105
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
805 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015
ARC021-055-200114-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150420T0130Z/
GREENE AR-CLAY AR-
805 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3620 9051 3615 9076 3620 9078 3628 9080
3629 9078 3628 9078 3628 9075 3631 9075
3637 9066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 256DEG 45KT 3621 9058
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Poinsett | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 52 min |
| Apr 19, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 9:47 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden | 10 days |
| Apr 20, 12:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 9 days |
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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.