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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Memphis, TN

December 17, 2016Alcorn County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 17, 2016, 10:56 PM CST for Alcorn County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 34 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 17, 2016, 10:56 PM CST (04:56 UTC)
Expired
Dec 17, 2016, 11:30 PM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Alcorn County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 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 17, 8:58 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2016-12-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 43 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2016-12-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 395 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
43 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-194 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
608 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
83 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
395 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
525 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

266 
WFUS54 KMEG 180456
TORMEG
MSC003-141-180530-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0030.161218T0456Z-161218T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1056 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Northern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1130 PM CST

* At 1056 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Hinkle, or 7
  miles southwest of Corinth, moving east at 60 mph. Spotter
  reported tree damage with a tornado near Cossuth. 

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. 

  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. 

* The tornado will be near...
  Corinth and Glen around 1105 PM CST. 
  Burnsville around 1110 PM CST. 
  Pineflat around 1115 PM CST. 
  J P Coleman State Park around 1120 PM CST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Hazard
Switch, Bacon Springs, Kossuth, Jobes, Kendrick, Strickland,
Allentown, Farmington, Doskie and Biggersville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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!

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3482 8811 3476 8866 3489 8867 3500 8837
      3499 8820 3497 8818 3492 8816 3489 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 248DEG 54KT 3485 8860 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 8:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto, Tate, Tunica49 min
Dec 17, 8:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall51 min
Dec 17, 8:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Panola, Tate, Tunica32 min
Dec 17, 9:07 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate23 min
Dec 17, 9:15 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall30 min
Dec 17, 9:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate45 min
Dec 17, 9:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Marshall, Tippah52 min
Dec 17, 9:43 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Marshall, Tippah32 min
Dec 17, 9:57 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate33 min
Dec 17, 10:14 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall31 min
Dec 17, 10:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Tishomingo42 min
Dec 17, 10:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Union24 min
Dec 17, 10:51 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGPrentiss, Tippah, Union24 min
Dec 17, 10:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo50 min
Dec 17, 11:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union40 min
Dec 17, 11:07 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo38 min
Dec 17, 11:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Yalobusha65 min
Dec 17, 11:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union67 min
Dec 18, 12:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Tishomingo42 min
Dec 18, 12:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe63 min
Dec 18, 12:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee49 min
Dec 18, 12:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee48 min
Dec 18, 1:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Monroe39 min

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.