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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2018, 7:30 PM CST for Henry County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 30 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
- Feb 24, 2018, 7:30 PM CST (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2018, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Henry County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1167 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
841
WFUS54 KMEG 250130
TORMEG
TNC079-183-250200-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0010.180225T0130Z-180225T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
730 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Weakley County in northwestern Tennessee...
Northwestern Henry County in northwestern Tennessee...
* Until 800 PM CST
* At 729 PM CST, a tornado producing storm was located over
Palmersville, or 16 miles northeast of Martin, moving east at 60
mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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.
* Locations impacted include...
Cottage Grove, Palmersville, Puryear, Matheny Grove, Mill Creek,
Brundige, Jones Mill, Foundry Hill, Conyersville and Crossland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3650 8826 3642 8828 3633 8866 3650 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 255DEG 68KT 3645 8859
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 6:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 45 min |
| Feb 24, 6:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 6:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 45 min |
| Feb 24, 6:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Haywood, Lauderdale | 28 min |
| Feb 24, 6:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 48 min |
| Feb 24, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Obion and 1 more | 45 min |
| Feb 24, 6:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 7:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 42 min |
| Feb 24, 7:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Madison, Tipton | 52 min |
| Feb 24, 7:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:17 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry, Weakley | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Weakley | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 7:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson and 3 more | 48 min |
| Feb 24, 7:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson, Madison | 51 min |
| Feb 24, 7:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry, Weakley | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 7:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 7:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Haywood, Madison | 48 min |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 51 min |
| Feb 24, 8:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Henry | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 9:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 39 min |
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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.