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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Memphis, TN

June 23, 2017Tishomingo County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2017, 11:04 AM CDT for Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 12 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
Jun 23, 2017, 11:04 AM CDT (16:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2017, 11:16 AM CDT
In force
12 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Tishomingo County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1156 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2017-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

889 
WFUS54 KMEG 231604
TORMEG
MSC141-231630-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0032.170623T1604Z-170623T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1104 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1130 AM CDT
    
* At 1104 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
  located near Tishomingo, or near Tishomingo State Park, moving
  northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  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...
  Tishomingo State Park around 1110 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Oldham, Mingo, Dennis, Paden, Bloody Springs, Petertown, Neil, Carter
Branch and Golden.

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 3452 8815 3446 8823 3446 8827 3452 8833
      3464 8833 3485 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 226DEG 39KT 3458 8827 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
2 follow-up statements
986 
WWUS54 KMEG 231607
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1107 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017

MSC141-231630-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-170623T1630Z/
Tishomingo MS-
1107 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
TISHOMINGO COUNTY...
    
At 1107 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
over Tishomingo, or near Tishomingo State Park, moving northeast at
45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Tishomingo County, including the following locations:
Oldham, Mingo, Dennis, Paden, Bloody Springs, Petertown, Neil and
Carter Branch.

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 3457 8814 3454 8819 3452 8824 3455 8830
      3464 8831 3485 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1607Z 226DEG 38KT 3460 8824 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
073 
WWUS54 KMEG 231616
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1116 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017

MSC141-231626-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-170623T1630Z/
Tishomingo MS-
1116 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and is no longer producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning
has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3457 8814 3454 8819 3452 8824 3455 8830
      3464 8831 3485 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 226DEG 39KT 3467 8815 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 7:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGPontotoc61 min
Jun 22, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGUnion21 min
Jun 23, 8:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Tunica3 hr
Jun 23, 9:04 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 4 more4 hr
Jun 23, 10:29 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Prentiss25 min
Jun 23, 11:38 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGItawamba22 min
Jun 23, 12:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe44 min
Jun 23, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto, Tate30 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.