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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2017, 11:38 AM CDT for Itawamba County, Mississippi. It was in force for 22 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, 11:38 AM CDT (16:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Itawamba County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
418
WFUS54 KMEG 231638
TORMEG
MSC057-231700-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0033.170623T1638Z-170623T1700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1138 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until noon CDT
* At 1138 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located near Fairview, or 9 miles southwest of Red Bay, 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
northeastern Itawamba County, including the following locations:
Eastman and Bounds Crossroads.
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 3427 8818 3426 8818 3422 8824 3434 8836
3446 8824 3446 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 226DEG 39KT 3434 8826
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
920
WWUS54 KMEG 231643
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1143 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
MSC057-231700-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-170623T1700Z/
Itawamba MS-
1143 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY...
At 1143 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
near Red Bay, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Eastman and Bounds Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3430 8818 3430 8819 3431 8824 3437 8830
3446 8824 3446 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 226DEG 39KT 3438 8821
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$985
WWUS54 KMEG 231651
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1151 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
MSC057-231701-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-170623T1700Z/
Itawamba MS-
1151 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT NOON CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3430 8818 3430 8819 3431 8824 3437 8830
3446 8824 3446 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 226DEG 39KT 3441 8818
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Pontotoc | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Union | 21 min |
| Jun 23, 8:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 11:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 12 min |
| Jun 23, 12:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Tate | 30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.