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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2016, 9:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas; Tipton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 24 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 13, 2016, 9:08 PM CDT (02:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2016, 9:32 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 9:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Parkin, AR | AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES CAUSING DAMAGE TO A HOUSE...A FEW OUTBUILDINGS...AND AN AIRPLANE HANGAR. |
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 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 346 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
- 85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KMEG 140208
TORMEG
ARC035-037-093-111-TNC167-140300-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0008.160314T0208Z-160314T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
908 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 908 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR PARKIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
MARKED TREE AROUND 935 PM CDT.
TYRONZA AND GILMORE AROUND 940 PM CDT.
JOINER...DYESS AND BASSETT AROUND 1000 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE DUB...
DIMPLE...ALTO...WILBETH...COLTON...TWIST...DECKERVILLE...NORTHERN
OHIO...FRENCHMANS BAYOU AND CLOAR.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3568 9022 3545 9004 3521 9057 3536 9069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 236DEG 26KT 3533 9056
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
137
WWUS54 KMEG 140210
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
910 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
TNC167-140220-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
TIPTON TN-
910 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN TIPTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
ARKANSAS AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3568 9022 3545 9004 3543 9007 3547 9007
3548 9008 3548 9011 3542 9014 3542 9013
3541 9012 3540 9014 3541 9014 3543 9016
3539 9018 3521 9057 3536 9069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 236DEG 26KT 3534 9055
$$
ARC035-037-093-111-140300-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CROSS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR-
910 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEASTERN CROSS...NORTHWESTERN
CRITTENDEN AND SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTIES...
AT 910 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR PARKIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
MARKED TREE AROUND 935 PM CDT.
TYRONZA AND GILMORE AROUND 940 PM CDT.
JOINER...DYESS AND BASSETT AROUND 1000 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE DUB...
DIMPLE...ALTO...WILBETH...COLTON...TWIST...DECKERVILLE...NORTHERN
OHIO...FRENCHMANS BAYOU AND CLOAR.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3568 9022 3545 9004 3543 9007 3547 9007
3548 9008 3548 9011 3542 9014 3542 9013
3541 9012 3540 9014 3541 9014 3543 9016
3539 9018 3521 9057 3536 9069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 236DEG 26KT 3534 9055
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$933
WWUS54 KMEG 140232
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
932 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
ARC035-037-093-111-140241-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CROSS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR-
932 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEASTERN
CROSS...NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
ARKANSAS AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3568 9022 3545 9004 3543 9007 3547 9007
3548 9008 3548 9011 3542 9014 3542 9013
3541 9012 3540 9014 3541 9014 3543 9016
3539 9018 3521 9057 3536 9069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 236DEG 26KT 3543 9039
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 50 min |
| Mar 13, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 8:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 8:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 41 min |
| Mar 13, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 23 min |
| Mar 13, 9:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 10:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 19 min |
| Mar 13, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, Phillips | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 32 min |
| Mar 13, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 17 min |
| Mar 13, 11:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale and 5 more | 3 hr |
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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.