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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2017, 7:14 PM CDT for Crittenden County, Cross County, St. Francis County, Arkansas. It was in force for 14 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
- Jul 27, 2017, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2017, 7:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, St. Francis County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 1880 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted.
028
WFUS54 KMEG 280014
TORMEG
ARC035-037-123-280100-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0034.170728T0014Z-170728T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
714 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas...
West central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
Southeastern Cross County in eastern Arkansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT
* At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located near Parkin, moving southeast at 35 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...
Parkin around 720 PM CDT.
Earle around 725 PM CDT.
Crawfordsville and Jennette around 740 PM CDT.
Edmondson and Simsboro around 750 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Smithdale, Kate, Cottonwood Corner, Browns, Louise, Jonquil, Brice,
Cunningham Corner, Tarsus and McDonald.
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 3522 9078 3538 9066 3515 9018 3494 9050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 302DEG 32KT 3527 9064
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
835
WWUS54 KMEG 280028
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
728 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017
ARC035-037-123-280038-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-170728T0100Z/
St. Francis AR-Crittenden AR-Cross AR-
728 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS...WEST CENTRAL
CRITTENDEN AND SOUTHEASTERN CROSS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and is no longer producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning
has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3522 9078 3538 9066 3515 9018 3494 9050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 302DEG 32KT 3520 9050
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 12:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Mississippi | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden | 2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.