Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Aug 31, 2017, 11:36 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 39 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
- Aug 31, 2017, 11:36 AM CDT (16:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2017, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:39 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 11:13 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
899
WFUS54 KMEG 311636
TORMEG
MSC107-119-137-143-311715-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0041.170831T1636Z-170831T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1136 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southwestern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northeastern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northwestern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1215 PM CDT
* At 1136 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located over Pleasant Grove, or 12 miles northwest of Batesville,
moving northwest at 25 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...
Sledge around 1145 AM CDT.
Crenshaw around 1155 AM CDT.
Strayhorn around 1210 PM CDT.
Little Texas around 1215 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Prichard, Askew, Sarah, Dooley, Buxton, Savage, Fox Island, Horatio,
Longtown and Evansville.
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 3439 9021 3467 9046 3476 9022 3440 9000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 152DEG 21KT 3444 9010
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
446
WWUS54 KMEG 311654
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1154 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
MSC107-119-311703-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170831T1715Z/
Quitman MS-Panola MS-
1154 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN QUITMAN AND NORTHWESTERN
PANOLA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3467 9046 3476 9022 3456 9014 3455 9016
3455 9020 3454 9020 3451 9028 3451 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 142DEG 30KT 3456 9021
$$
MSC137-143-311715-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170831T1715Z/
Tunica MS-Tate MS-
1154 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TUNICA AND SOUTHWESTERN TATE COUNTIES...
At 1153 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
near Crenshaw, or 14 miles west of Senatobia, moving northwest 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...
Little Texas around 1205 PM CDT.
Tunica and North Tunica around 1215 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fox
Island, Prichard, Dooley, Evansville and Savage.
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 3467 9046 3476 9022 3456 9014 3455 9016
3455 9020 3454 9020 3451 9028 3451 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 142DEG 30KT 3456 9021
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$884
WWUS54 KMEG 311716
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1216 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
MSC137-143-311726-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170831T1715Z/
Tunica MS-Tate MS-
1216 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TUNICA AND SOUTHWESTERN TATE
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and is no longer producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning
has been allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for northwestern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3467 9046 3476 9022 3456 9014 3455 9016
3455 9020 3454 9020 3451 9028 3451 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 152DEG 21KT 3467 9028
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 9:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 9:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tate | 18 min |
| Aug 31, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 43 min |
| Aug 31, 10:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Yalobusha | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Yalobusha | 23 min |
| Aug 31, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 39 min |
| Aug 31, 10:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Yalobusha | 50 min |
| Aug 31, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall | 38 min |
| Aug 31, 11:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah, Union | 39 min |
| Aug 31, 11:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton | 53 min |
| Aug 31, 11:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola | 51 min |
| Aug 31, 11:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 11:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tate | 48 min |
| Aug 31, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 12:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 12:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 42 min |
| Aug 31, 12:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 12:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah, Union | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 12:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola, Tate, Tunica | 42 min |
| Aug 31, 12:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 12:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 41 min |
| Aug 31, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 50 min |
| Aug 31, 1:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 38 min |
| Aug 31, 1:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 38 min |
| Aug 31, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Prentiss | 52 min |
| Aug 31, 1:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 38 min |
| Aug 31, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn | 18 min |
| Aug 31, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tippah | 43 min |
| Aug 31, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 28 min |
| Aug 31, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 9 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall | 9 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah | 28 min |
| Aug 31, 4:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah | 26 min |
| Aug 31, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 2 more | 6 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.