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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2020, 7:05 PM CDT for DeSoto County, Tunica County, Mississippi; Crittenden County, Lee County, Arkansas. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 28, 2020, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2020, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Lee County, AR, DeSoto County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:13 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Robinsonville, MS | FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED OVER TUNICA RIVERPARK ROBINSONVILLE MS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KMEG 290005
TORMEG
ARC035-077-MSC033-143-290030-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0021.200329T0005Z-200329T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
705 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Lee County in eastern Arkansas...
South central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
Northwestern DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 704 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated severe thunderstorms
producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage
were located 7 miles west of Tunica, or 10 miles northeast of St
Francis National Park, moving northeast at 40 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...
Tunica, Horseshoe Lake, Lake Cormorant, North Tunica,
Robinsonville, Newport, Clack, Fox Island, Commerce, Austin,
Hollywood, Lost Lake, Seyppel, Prichard, Bruins, Diamond Woods,
Banks, Penton, Whitehall and Bowdre.
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 3498 9021 3472 9020 3472 9021 3470 9023
3469 9022 3460 9055 3474 9060
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 239DEG 37KT 3469 9051
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJ2 follow-up statements
989
WWUS54 KMEG 290014
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
714 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
ARC077-290024-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200329T0030Z/
Lee AR-
714 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for eastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3483 9046 3484 9043 3483 9042 3483 9041
3486 9041 3498 9021 3472 9020 3472 9021
3470 9023 3469 9022 3467 9046 3473 9047
3475 9045 3480 9047
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 244DEG 40KT 3471 9047
$$
ARC035-MSC033-143-290030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200329T0030Z/
Crittenden AR-DeSoto MS-Tunica MS-
714 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CRITTENDEN...NORTHWESTERN DESOTO AND NORTHEASTERN TUNICA
COUNTIES...
At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
near North Tunica, or 12 miles northeast of St Francis National Park,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
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...
Tunica, Horseshoe Lake, Lake Cormorant, North Tunica, Robinsonville,
Newport, Clack, Fox Island, Commerce, Hollywood, Lost Lake, Seyppel,
Prichard, Bruins, Banks, Penton, Bowdre and Norfolk.
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 3483 9046 3484 9043 3483 9042 3483 9041
3486 9041 3498 9021 3472 9020 3472 9021
3470 9023 3469 9022 3467 9046 3473 9047
3475 9045 3480 9047
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 244DEG 40KT 3471 9047
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MJ549
WWUS54 KMEG 290024
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
724 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
ARC035-MSC033-143-290033-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200329T0030Z/
Crittenden AR-DeSoto MS-Tunica MS-
724 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CRITTENDEN...NORTHWESTERN
DESOTO AND NORTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for eastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3483 9046 3484 9043 3483 9042 3483 9041
3486 9041 3498 9021 3472 9020 3472 9021
3470 9023 3469 9022 3467 9046 3473 9047
3475 9045 3480 9047
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 239DEG 37KT 3476 9038
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Quitman | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 14 min |
| Mar 28, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tallahatchie | 22 min |
| Mar 28, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tallahatchie | 32 min |
| Mar 28, 10:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 10:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tallahatchie | 13 min |
| Mar 28, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 16 min |
| Mar 28, 11:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette, Pontotoc | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Prentiss | 18 min |
| Mar 28, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and 2 more | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 11:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw, Monroe | 38 min |
| Mar 29, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 27 min |
| Mar 29, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 40 min |
| Mar 29, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 49 min |
| Mar 29, 1:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 48 min |
| Mar 29, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 35 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.