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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 1, 2018, 7:23 AM CST for Coahoma County, Quitman County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 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
- Dec 1, 2018, 7:23 AM CST (13:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2018, 8:00 AM CST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Coahoma County, MS, Quitman County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted.
795
WFUS54 KMEG 011323
TORMEG
MSC027-119-011400-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0053.181201T1323Z-181201T1400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
723 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 800 AM CST.
* At 723 AM CST, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located near Clarksdale, moving northeast
at 65 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...
Clarksdale, Marks, Lambert, Belen, Dublin, Darling, Lyon, West
Marks, Mattson, Hopson, Barksdale, Denton, Riverview, Hinchcliff,
Sabino, Lurand, Essex and Claremont.
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 3406 9062 3423 9063 3439 9020 3434 9020
3434 9019 3430 9019 3429 9018 3415 9014
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 241DEG 57KT 3416 9053
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$2 follow-up statements
412
WWUS54 KMEG 011338
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
738 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
MSC027-011347-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-181201T1400Z/
Coahoma MS-
738 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3414 9045 3426 9045 3426 9040 3432 9040
3439 9020 3434 9020 3434 9019 3430 9019
3426 9017 3420 9016
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 241DEG 57KT 3427 9029
$$
MSC119-011400-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-181201T1400Z/
Quitman MS-
738 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
QUITMAN COUNTY...
At 737 AM CST, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located over Marks, or 17 miles east of
Clarksdale, moving northeast at 65 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...
Marks, Lambert, Belen, Darling, West Marks, Sabino, Barksdale, Essex,
Riverview and Hinchcliff.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3414 9045 3426 9045 3426 9040 3432 9040
3439 9020 3434 9020 3434 9019 3430 9019
3426 9017 3420 9016
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 241DEG 57KT 3427 9029
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$066
WWUS54 KMEG 011350
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
750 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
MSC119-011400-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-181201T1400Z/
Quitman MS-
750 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL QUITMAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800
AM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3414 9045 3426 9045 3426 9040 3432 9040
3439 9020 3434 9020 3434 9019 3430 9019
3426 9017 3420 9016
TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 241DEG 57KT 3437 9008
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 5:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 19 min |
| Dec 1, 6:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 36 min |
| Dec 1, 6:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 39 min |
| Dec 1, 6:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate | 53 min |
| Dec 1, 7:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tunica | 52 min |
| Dec 1, 7:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 52 min |
| Dec 1, 8:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union | 49 min |
| Dec 1, 9:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola | 35 min |
| Dec 1, 1:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton | 27 min |
| Dec 1, 3:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tishomingo | 24 min |
| Dec 1, 3:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba | 47 min |
| Dec 1, 3:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 54 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.