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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Aug 31, 2017, 3:26 PM CDT for Chester County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 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, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2017, 3:51 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Chester County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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 312026
TORMEG
TNC023-109-312115-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0067.170831T2026Z-170831T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
326 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern McNairy County in western Tennessee...
Chester County in western Tennessee...
* Until 415 PM CDT
* At 326 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Adamsville, or 10 miles east of Selmer,
moving northwest at 40 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...
Adamsville around 340 PM CDT.
Jacks Creek around 355 PM CDT.
Henderson around 400 PM CDT.
Mifflin around 405 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hickory Flats, Gilchrist, Roby, New Lawton, Martin Camp,
Milledgeville, Cabo, Good Hope, Finger and Enville.
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 3540 8836 3532 8837 3522 8837 3518 8850
3547 8872 3549 8867 3557 8861 3559 8859
3558 8856 3554 8854 3551 8850 3548 8841
3549 8836 3540 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 150DEG 34KT 3519 8841
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
977
WWUS54 KMEG 312044
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
344 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
TNC109-312054-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-170831T2115Z/
McNairy TN-
344 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3538 8851 3539 8851 3538 8856 3537 8857
3538 8858 3536 8863 3547 8872 3549 8867
3559 8859 3558 8856 3554 8854 3551 8850
3548 8841 3549 8836 3540 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 147DEG 50KT 3542 8859
$$
TNC023-312115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-170831T2115Z/
Chester TN-
344 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHESTER COUNTY...
At 344 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Henderson, moving northwest at 55 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...
Mifflin around 350 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cabo,
Roby and Enville.
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 3538 8851 3539 8851 3538 8856 3537 8857
3538 8858 3536 8863 3547 8872 3549 8867
3559 8859 3558 8856 3554 8854 3551 8850
3548 8841 3549 8836 3540 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 147DEG 50KT 3542 8859
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$353
WWUS54 KMEG 312051
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
351 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
TNC023-312101-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-170831T2115Z/
Chester TN-
351 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and is no longer producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning
has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3538 8851 3539 8851 3538 8856 3537 8857
3538 8858 3536 8863 3547 8872 3549 8867
3559 8859 3558 8856 3554 8854 3551 8850
3548 8841 3549 8836 3540 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 150DEG 34KT 3548 8863
$$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, 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, 3:29 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.