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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2018, 2:10 PM CDT for Craighead County, Poinsett County, Arkansas. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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
- Jun 21, 2018, 2:10 PM CDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2018, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Craighead County, AR, Poinsett County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 W Greenfield, AR | PING PONG SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| Jun 21, 2:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 N Weiner, AR | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS SPOTTED 3 MILES NORTH OF WEINER IN POINSETT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 399 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 736 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
236
WFUS54 KMEG 211910
TORMEG
ARC031-111-211945-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0032.180621T1910Z-180621T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
210 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2018
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
Northeastern Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 210 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located near Weiner, or 11 miles southwest of Jonesboro, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
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.
* Locations impacted include...
Trumann, Harrisburg, Bay, Weiner, Greenfield, Payneway, Tulot,
Landers, Davis Spur, Elm Grove, Weona, Hatchie Coon, Cassidy, Maple
Grove, Promised Land, Whitaker, Otwell, Cary, McCormick and Old
Weona.
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 3563 9096 3577 9091 3575 9042 3550 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 282DEG 28KT 3571 9085
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
474
WWUS54 KMEG 211923
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
223 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2018
ARC031-211932-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-180621T1945Z/
Craighead AR-
223 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect
until 245 PM CDT for Craighead County.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
eastern Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3571 9086 3570 9044 3570 9043 3550 9049
3561 9089
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 282DEG 28KT 3569 9074
$$
ARC111-211945-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-180621T1945Z/
Poinsett AR-
223 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY...
At 222 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
over Greenfield, or 9 miles north of Harrisburg, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
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.
Locations impacted include...
Trumann, Harrisburg, Greenfield, Payneway, Tulot, Landers, Weona,
Hatchie Coon, Cassidy, Maple Grove, Promised Land, Whitaker,
McCormick, Old Weona and Judd Hill.
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 3571 9086 3570 9044 3570 9043 3550 9049
3561 9089
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 282DEG 28KT 3569 9074
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$605
WWUS54 KMEG 211936
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
236 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2018
ARC111-211945-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-180621T1945Z/
Poinsett AR-
236 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 245 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
eastern Arkansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Poinsett and Craighead counties until 245 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3571 9086 3570 9044 3570 9043 3550 9049
3561 9089
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 282DEG 28KT 3567 9063
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 39 min |
| Jun 21, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Poinsett | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Poinsett | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 3:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 96 min |
| Jun 21, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Poinsett | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi, Poinsett | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 36 min |
| Jun 21, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 43 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.