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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Memphis, TN

March 9, 2019Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 9, 2019, 2:08 PM CST for Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 52 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: Mar 9, 2019, 2:08 PM CST (20:08 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2019, 3:00 PM CST
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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.

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 9, 10:32 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 155 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 313 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -148 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 313 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.7

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The text

As transmitted.

158 
WFUS54 KMEG 092008
TORMEG
TNC071-109-092100-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0009.190309T2008Z-190309T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
208 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2019

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern McNairy County in western Tennessee...
  Southern Hardin County in western Tennessee...

* Until 300 PM CST.
    
* At 208 PM CST, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
  producing a tornado was located 7 miles north of Corinth, moving
  northeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
  Corinth, Savannah, Pickwick Landing State Park, Pickwick Dam,
  Shiloh, Eastview, Michie, Guys, Pebble Hill, Hamburg, Phillips,
  Bruton Branch, Tulu, Acton, Hurley, Walkertown, Chambers, Counce,
  Lowryville and Southside.

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 3510 8802 3499 8849 3500 8851 3507 8854
      3532 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 232DEG 5KT 3504 8850 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

571 
WWUS54 KMEG 092020
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
220 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2019

TNC109-092029-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190309T2100Z/
McNairy TN-
220 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCNAIRY 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 500 PM CST for western
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3510 8802 3502 8838 3516 8837 3532 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 243DEG 51KT 3515 8823 

$$

TNC071-092100-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190309T2100Z/
Hardin TN-
220 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
HARDIN COUNTY...
    
At 219 PM CST, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located near Savannah, moving northeast at 60
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Savannah, Pickwick Dam, Shiloh, Lowryville, Southside, Hamburg,
Phillips, Bruton Branch, Pittsburg Landing, Childers Hill, Center
Star, Maddox, Hurley, Walkertown, Bucktown and Shiloh National
Military Park.

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 3510 8802 3502 8838 3516 8837 3532 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 243DEG 51KT 3515 8823 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 4:20 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more	14 hr
Mar 9, 7:16 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake and 2 more	3 hr
Mar 9, 9:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	38 min
Mar 9, 9:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette, Madison	43 min
Mar 9, 11:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Obion	4 days
Mar 9, 11:52 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henderson	38 min
Mar 9, 1:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton	44 min
Mar 9, 1:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion	54 min
Mar 9, 1:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	66 min
Mar 9, 1:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	McNairy	35 min
Mar 9, 2:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin, McNairy	45 min
Mar 9, 2:25 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardeman, McNairy	50 min
Mar 9, 3:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardin, McNairy	52 min
Mar 9, 3:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MEG	Hardin	20 min
Mar 9, 3:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardin	38 min
Mar 9, 3:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardeman	34 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.