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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2018, 6:06 PM CST for Lauderdale County, Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 27 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
- Feb 24, 2018, 6:06 PM CST (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2018, 6:33 PM CST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:14 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 W Osceola, AR | ROOF RIPPED OFF HOTEL, CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 24, 6:19 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Keiser, AR | DAMAGE TO FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN KEISER, BLOWN TRANSFORMERS, POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:16 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 277 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.
354
WFUS54 KMEG 250006
TORMEG
ARC093-TNC097-250045-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0006.180225T0006Z-180225T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
606 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Lauderdale County in southwestern Tennessee...
* Until 645 PM CST
* At 606 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located over Keiser, moving east at 60 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...
Ripley, Osceola, Luxora, Wilson, Keiser, Fort Pillow State Park,
Bassett, Marie, Fulton, Ashport, Ft Pillow, Henning, Etowah,
Victoria, Porter Gap, Edith, Eastview, Dryhill, Evadale and Driver.
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 3581 8941 3577 8944 3575 8944 3574 8943
3569 8945 3564 8969 3564 8973 3565 8973
3565 8976 3564 8977 3564 8979 3560 8983
3552 9017 3571 9023 3593 8954 3593 8951
3592 8951 3595 8949 3595 8945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 250DEG 50KT 3564 9012
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
416
WWUS54 KMEG 250018
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
618 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
ARC093-TNC097-250045-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180225T0045Z/
Mississippi AR-Lauderdale TN-
618 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
At 617 PM CST, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
approaching Luxora, moving northeast at 50 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may
be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes
will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction
is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Ripley, Osceola, Luxora, Wilson, Keiser, Fort Pillow State Park,
Fulton, Ashport, Ft Pillow, Henning, Victoria, Porter Gap, Edith,
Dryhill, Driver, Double Bridges, O'Donnell Bend, Grider, Tomato and
Rosa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a storm shelter or an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3581 8941 3577 8944 3575 8944 3574 8943
3569 8945 3564 8969 3564 8973 3565 8973
3565 8976 3564 8977 3564 8979 3560 8983
3555 9005 3574 9013 3593 8954 3593 8951
3592 8951 3595 8949 3595 8945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 239DEG 45KT 3573 9000
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$664
WWUS54 KMEG 250033
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
633 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
ARC093-TNC097-250043-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180225T0045Z/
Mississippi AR-Lauderdale TN-
633 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND LAUDERDALE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and is no longer producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning
has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for eastern
Arkansas...and southwestern and northwestern Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3581 8941 3577 8944 3575 8944 3574 8943
3569 8945 3564 8969 3564 8973 3565 8973
3565 8976 3564 8977 3564 8979 3560 8983
3555 9005 3574 9013 3593 8954 3593 8951
3592 8951 3595 8949 3595 8945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 250DEG 50KT 3581 8974
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 30 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 |
| Feb 24, 6:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Phillips | 6 hr |
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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.