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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Aug 31, 2017, 2:47 PM CDT for Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 43 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, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2017, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.
491
WFUS54 KMEG 311947
TORMEG
TNC071-109-312030-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0064.170831T1947Z-170831T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
247 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central McNairy County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Hardin County in western Tennessee...
* Until 330 PM CDT
* At 247 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Pineflat, or near J P Coleman State Park,
moving north 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...
Pickwick Landing State Park and Pickwick Dam around 305 PM CDT.
Shiloh around 320 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Counce, Mount Vinson, New Lawton, Damon, Southside, Hamburg, Crump,
Tulu, Old Lawton and Pittsburg Landing.
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 3501 8820 3499 8820 3500 8835 3521 8850
3526 8826 3501 8819
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 157DEG 24KT 3493 8824
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
589
WWUS54 KMEG 312001
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
301 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
TNC071-109-312030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-170831T2030Z/
McNairy TN-Hardin TN-
301 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MCNAIRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTIES...
At 301 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located just west of Pickwick Dam, or near Pickwick Landing
State Park, moving northwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Shiloh around 315 PM CDT.
Adamsville around 330 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Counce, Mount Vinson, New Lawton, Damon, Southside, Hamburg, Crump,
Tulu, Old Lawton and Pittsburg Landing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 8835 3521 8850 3525 8830 3503 8824
3500 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 156DEG 28KT 3504 8830
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$095
WWUS54 KMEG 312021
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
321 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
TNC071-109-312030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-170831T2030Z/
McNairy TN-Hardin TN-
321 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MCNAIRY AND WEST CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTIES...
At 321 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Shiloh, or 9 miles southwest of Savannah, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central McNairy and west central Hardin Counties, including the
following locations: Gilchrist, Mount Vinson, New Lawton, West
Shihloh, Hurley, Stantonville, Old Lawton and Pittsburg Landing.
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 8842 3521 8850 3524 8835 3514 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 152DEG 25KT 3516 8838
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$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, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 41 min |
| Aug 31, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 9 hr |
| 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.