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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Aug 31, 2017, 1:49 PM CDT for Fayette County, Hardeman County, Tennessee. It was in force for 41 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, 1:49 PM CDT (18:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2017, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 85 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.
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WFUS54 KMEG 311849
TORMEG
TNC047-069-311930-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0059.170831T1849Z-170831T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
149 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Fayette County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Hardeman County in western Tennessee...
* Until 230 PM CDT
* At 149 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located 8 miles northeast of Canaan, or 16 miles south of Bolivar,
moving northwest at 30 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...
Whiteville and Somerville around 230 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Rogers
Springs, Saulsbury, Fayette Corners, Laconia, Miller, Van Buren,
Middleburg and Hickory Valley.
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 3500 8889 3499 8908 3528 8944 3540 8918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 145DEG 26KT 3502 8902
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
012
WWUS54 KMEG 311900
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
200 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
TNC047-069-311930-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-170831T1930Z/
Fayette TN-Hardeman TN-
200 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTIES...
At 200 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles east of Lagrange, or 13 miles south of Bolivar,
moving northwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Whiteville around 230 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Saulsbury, Fayette Corners, Laconia, Miller, Van Buren, Middleburg
and Hickory Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3506 8896 3502 8905 3528 8944 3540 8918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 150DEG 23KT 3507 8904
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$400
WWUS54 KMEG 311911
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
211 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
TNC047-069-311930-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-170831T1930Z/
Fayette TN-Hardeman TN-
211 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTIES...
At 211 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northeast of Lagrange, or 11 miles southwest of
Bolivar, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Fayette and southwestern Hardeman Counties, including
the following locations: Van Buren, Middleburg, Fayette Corners,
Laconia, Hickory Valley and Miller.
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 3511 8900 3506 8907 3528 8944 3540 8918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 145DEG 22KT 3511 8908
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$606
WWUS54 KMEG 311928
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
228 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
TNC047-069-311938-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-170831T1930Z/
Fayette TN-Hardeman TN-
228 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN
HARDEMAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and is no longer producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning
will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3511 8900 3506 8907 3528 8944 3540 8918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 145DEG 26KT 3521 8916
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 9:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 62 hr |
| Aug 31, 8:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 12:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 12:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 42 min |
| Aug 31, 12:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 12:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 41 min |
| Aug 31, 1:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 9 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 43 min |
| Aug 31, 3:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 9 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur | 52 min |
| Aug 31, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, McNairy | 25 min |
| Aug 31, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 16 min |
| Aug 31, 4:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson and 1 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.