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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Memphis, TN

November 5, 2018Tishomingo County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 5, 2018, 11:01 PM CST for Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 11 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
Nov 5, 2018, 11:01 PM CST (05:01 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2018, 11:12 PM CST
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Tishomingo County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:04 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 5, 7:04 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2018-11-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 22 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2018-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

162 
WFUS54 KMEG 060501
TORMEG
MSC141-060530-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0050.181106T0501Z-181106T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1101 PM CST MON NOV 5 2018

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1130 PM CST.
    
* At 1101 PM CST, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
  producing a tornado was located near Tishomingo, or near Tishomingo
  State Park, moving east 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Iuka, Tishomingo State Park, Tishomingo, Midway, Paden, Oldham,
  Mingo, Holcut, Blythe Crossing, Petertown, Neil and Carter Branch.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3461 8814 3457 8829 3468 8833 3474 8833
      3474 8835 3483 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 256DEG 27KT 3468 8823 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
202 
WWUS54 KMEG 060512
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1112 PM CST MON NOV 5 2018

MSC141-060522-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-181106T0530Z/
Tishomingo MS-
1112 PM CST MON NOV 5 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL TISHOMINGO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for northeastern
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3461 8814 3457 8829 3468 8833 3474 8833
      3474 8835 3483 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 256DEG 27KT 3470 8813 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 7:52 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman38 min
Nov 5, 8:27 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Panola48 min
Nov 5, 9:06 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Union39 min
Nov 5, 9:08 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGTallahatchie, Yalobusha52 min
Nov 5, 9:22 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGLafayette, Panola81 min
Nov 5, 9:40 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Union24 min
Nov 5, 9:43 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha47 min
Nov 5, 10:11 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha114 min
Nov 5, 10:23 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union50 min
Nov 5, 10:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc, Union48 min
Nov 5, 10:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo32 min
Nov 5, 10:48 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGPontotoc83 min
Nov 5, 10:51 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGAlcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo73 min
Nov 5, 11:01 PM CSTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatMEGItawamba, Lee, Pontotoc44 min
Nov 5, 11:22 PM CSTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatMEGItawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo34 min
Nov 5, 11:29 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGItawamba, Lee74 min
Nov 6, 1:22 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMEGAlcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more7 hr

Nearby

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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.