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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Memphis, TN

October 7, 2017Henry County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 7, 2017, 8:01 PM CDT for Henry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 16 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
Oct 7, 2017, 8:01 PM CDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired
Oct 7, 2017, 8:17 PM CDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Henry County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2017-10-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 132 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2017-10-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 202 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
132 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

688 
WFUS54 KMEG 080101
TORMEG
TNC079-080130-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0070.171008T0101Z-171008T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
801 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Henry County in western Tennessee...

* Until 830 PM CDT
    
* At 801 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
  located near Cottage Grove, or 7 miles northwest of Paris, moving
  northeast 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
  northwestern Henry County, including the following locations:
  Foundry Hill, Puryear, Conyersville, Osage and Whitlock.

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 3638 8816 3630 8845 3636 8849 3650 8833
      3650 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 233DEG 25KT 3635 8843 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JOHNSON
1 follow-up statement
808 
WWUS54 KMEG 080117
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
817 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017

TNC079-080127-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-171008T0130Z/
Henry TN-
817 PM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HENRY 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.

LAT...LON 3638 8816 3630 8845 3636 8849 3650 8833
      3650 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 233DEG 25KT 3642 8832 

$$

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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.