Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2016, 10:57 PM CDT for Shelby County, Tennessee; DeSoto County, Mississippi. It was in force for 17 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
- Mar 13, 2016, 10:57 PM CDT (03:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2016, 11:14 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties DeSoto County, MS, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 309 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
784
WUUS54 KMEG 140357
SVRMEG
MSC033-TNC157-140430-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0013.160314T0357Z-160314T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1057 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 1057 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHEAST
MEMPHIS...OR NEAR SOUTHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHAVEN...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORDOVA...
MEMPHIS...LAKELAND...ARLINGTON...EADS...SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS...
FISHERVILLE...CAPLEVILLE...PLUM POINT...LENOW AND PARKWAY VILLAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3501 9000 3527 8969 3524 8964 3507 8964
3492 8990
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 231DEG 32KT 3501 8991
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
569
WWUS54 KMEG 140403
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1103 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
MSC033-140413-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160314T0430Z/
DESOTO MS-
1103 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3506 8994 3527 8969 3524 8964 3507 8964
3500 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 231DEG 32KT 3504 8986
$$
TNC157-140430-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160314T0430Z/
SHELBY TN-
1103 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY...
AT 1103 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST
MEMPHIS...OR NEAR GERMANTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...CORDOVA...MEMPHIS...LAKELAND...
ARLINGTON...SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS...EADS...FISHERVILLE...LENOW...
CAPLEVILLE AND PARKWAY VILLAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3506 8994 3527 8969 3524 8964 3507 8964
3500 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 231DEG 32KT 3504 8986
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$580
WWUS54 KMEG 140411
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1111 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
TNC157-140430-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160314T0430Z/
SHELBY TN-
1111 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY...
AT 1110 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GERMANTOWN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...CORDOVA...MEMPHIS...LAKELAND...
ARLINGTON...EADS...FISHERVILLE AND LENOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3512 8986 3527 8969 3524 8964 3507 8964
3503 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 231DEG 32KT 3508 8979
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$435
WWUS54 KMEG 140414
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1114 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
TNC157-140423-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160314T0430Z/
SHELBY TN-
1114 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3512 8986 3527 8969 3524 8964 3507 8964
3503 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 231DEG 32KT 3510 8976
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tipton | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 41 min |
| Mar 13, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 10:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 19 min |
| Mar 13, 11:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 8:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 29 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.