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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 19, 2018, 4:27 PM CDT for Prentiss County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 min. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2018, 4:27 PM CDT (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2018, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Prentiss County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:33 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Ne Marietta, MS | MARBLE TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN THE COMMUNITY OF NEW SITE. |
| Mar 19, 4:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | E Marietta, MS | LARGE HAIL APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF INCHES REPORTED. |
| Mar 19, 4:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belmont, MS | SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED. |
| Mar 19, 4:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belmont, MS | SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 19, 4:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belmont, MS | LARGE OAK TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN BELMONT. |
| Mar 19, 4:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belmont, MS | LARGE TREE DOWN ON RAILROAD TRACKS. |
| Mar 19, 4:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belmont, MS | ROOF DAMAGE TO TWO APARTMENTS. |
| Mar 19, 4:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belmont, MS | HOME DAMAGED IN BELMONT. SHINGLES TORN OFF AND PIECES OF LUMBER PENETRATED ROOF. FENCE BLOWN OVER. |
| Mar 19, 4:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | S Marietta, MS | LARGE HAIL ONE AND THREE QUARTER INCH SOUTH OF MARIETTA. |
| Mar 19, 4:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Belmont, MS | TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL FALLING JUST WEST OF BELMONT. |
| Mar 19, 4:53 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Dennis, MS | TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL FALLING IN DENNIS. |
| Mar 19, 4:55 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Belmont, MS | FUNNEL CLOUD CROSSING HIGHWAY 25 NEAR BELMONT. |
| Mar 19, 4:55 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Belmont, MS | FUNNEL CLOUDY CROSSING HIGHWAY 25 NEAR BELMONT. |
| Mar 19, 4:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Belmont, MS | AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH AN INTERMITTENT PATH WAS CONFIRMED BY AN NWS STORM SURVEY ON THE EAST SIDE OF BELMONT. |
| Mar 19, 5:00 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Dennis, MS | BASEBALL SIZED HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 17. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 3:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 503 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
491
WFUS54 KMEG 192127
TORMEG
MSC117-141-192200-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0020.180319T2127Z-180319T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
427 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 500 PM CDT
* At 426 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located near Pratts Friendship, or near Baldwyn, moving east at 50
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud east of Baldwyn.
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...
Tishomingo State Park, Belmont, Tishomingo, Burton, Wheeler,
Marietta, Golden, Paden, Thrasher, Dennis, Moores Mill, Bloody
Springs, Carter Branch, Mingo, Hobo Station, Petertown and Neil.
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 3448 8815 3448 8854 3451 8854 3451 8860
3460 8860 3468 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 261DEG 45KT 3452 8851
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
029
WWUS54 KMEG 192149
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
449 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
MSC117-192158-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180319T2200Z/
Prentiss MS-
449 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3452 8815 3448 8815 3448 8833 3465 8833
3468 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 261DEG 45KT 3456 8817
$$
MSC141-192200-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-180319T2200Z/
Tishomingo MS-
449 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
TISHOMINGO COUNTY...
At 448 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
over Tishomingo State Park, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Doppler indicates a possible tornado west of Belmont.
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...
Tishomingo State Park, Belmont, Tishomingo, Golden, Paden, Mingo,
Dennis, Moores Mill, Petertown, Neil, Carter Branch and Bloody
Springs.
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 3452 8815 3448 8815 3448 8833 3465 8833
3468 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 261DEG 45KT 3456 8817
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Yalobusha | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 44 min |
| Mar 19, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tunica | 33 min |
| Mar 19, 9:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 36 min |
| Mar 19, 10:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 33 min |
| Mar 19, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 37 min |
| Mar 19, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah | 51 min |
| Mar 19, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 12:10 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto | 3 days |
| Mar 19, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 53 min |
| Mar 19, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Union | 27 min |
| Mar 19, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 67 min |
| Mar 19, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 19 min |
| Mar 19, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.