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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2016, 3:39 PM CDT for Decatur County, Hardin County, Henderson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 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
- Mar 31, 2016, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Decatur County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Henderson County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:39 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Reagan, TN | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED IN THE REAGAN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 673 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 836 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
769
WFUS54 KMEG 312039
TORMEG
TNC039-071-077-312130-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0013.160331T2039Z-160331T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
339 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 338 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR REAGAN...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 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...
DECATURVILLE AROUND 350 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
TABOR...HINKLE...BATH SPRINGS...MOUNT LEBANON...MONTGOMERY...
GARRETT...HANEY...LICK SKILLET...SCOTTS HILL AND THURMAN.
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 3540 8798 3539 8835 3561 8835 3563 8803
3562 8804 3552 8797 3551 8797 3548 8799
3547 8802 3545 8804 3542 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 268DEG 40KT 3553 8826
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
634
WWUS54 KMEG 312047
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
347 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
TNC071-077-312056-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T2130Z/
HENDERSON TN-HARDIN TN-
347 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND NORTHWESTERN
HARDIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3548 8799 3547 8802 3545 8804 3542 8803
3540 8798 3540 8803 3542 8807 3540 8810
3539 8821 3541 8822 3542 8825 3553 8824
3555 8823 3555 8822 3556 8822 3562 8819
3563 8803 3562 8804 3552 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 268DEG 40KT 3553 8814
$$
TNC039-312130-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T2130Z/
DECATUR TN-
347 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
DECATUR COUNTY...
AT 346 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR DECATURVILLE...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NATCHEZ TRACE STATE
FOREST...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNT
TABOR...BATH SPRINGS...MOUNT LEBANON...MONTGOMERY...GARRETT...
HANEY...LICK SKILLET...THURMAN...DUNBAR AND PLEASANT GROVE.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3548 8799 3547 8802 3545 8804 3542 8803
3540 8798 3540 8803 3542 8807 3540 8810
3539 8821 3541 8822 3542 8825 3553 8824
3555 8823 3555 8822 3556 8822 3562 8819
3563 8803 3562 8804 3552 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 268DEG 40KT 3553 8814
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$115
WWUS54 KMEG 312115
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
415 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
TNC039-312125-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T2130Z/
DECATUR TN-
415 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3548 8799 3547 8802 3545 8804 3542 8803
3540 8798 3540 8803 3542 8807 3540 8810
3539 8821 3541 8822 3542 8825 3553 8824
3555 8823 3555 8822 3556 8822 3562 8819
3563 8803 3562 8804 3552 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 268DEG 40KT 3554 8774
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 27 min |
| Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer | 51 min |
| Mar 30, 9:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 8 days |
| Mar 30, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Fayette, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 40 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Fayette, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion and 2 more | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 6:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 14 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lauderdale | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lake, Obion | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 2:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion | 4 days |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer | 67 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 45 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 3:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Haywood, Madison | 114 min |
| Mar 31, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 4:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 5:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.