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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2021, 9:49 PM CDT for Phillips County, Arkansas; Coahoma County, Tunica County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 27, 2021, 9:49 PM CDT (02:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 10:20 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 10:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Lula, MS | 2 CARS BLOWN OFF HIGHWAY 61 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF LULA. UPDATED TO 5 CARS BLOWN OFF ROAD AND ONE PERSON WITH APPARENTLY NO INJURIES BLOWN OFF ROAD. SCRAP METAL DEBRIS ALSO ON ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 27, 10:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ne Lula, MS | 2 CARS BLOWN OFF HIGHWAY 61 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF LULA. |
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 27, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 894 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KMEG 280249
TORMEG
ARC107-MSC027-143-280330-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0024.210328T0249Z-210328T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
949 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas...
Northeastern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1030 PM CDT.
* At 949 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located near Helena-West Helena, moving
east at 35 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...
Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Friars Point, Tunica,
Dubbs, North Tunica, Dundee, Little Texas, Lula, Gerlach Mill,
Moon, Preston Place, Quarles, Austin, Westover, Jeffries, Wycamp,
Helena Crossing, Huma and Dooley.
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 3452 9081 3463 9055 3463 9051 3466 9048
3474 9029 3465 9022 3463 9024 3460 9024
3456 9020 3451 9020 3451 9030 3447 9030
3435 9073
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 247DEG 32KT 3447 9070
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KRM3 follow-up statements
807
WWUS54 KMEG 280258
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
958 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ARC107-MSC027-143-280330-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210328T0330Z/
Phillips AR-Coahoma MS-Tunica MS-
958 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS...NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA AND SOUTHERN TUNICA
COUNTIES...
At 958 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located near Helena-West Helena, moving east
at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Tunica, Dubbs, North
Tunica, Dundee, Little Texas, Lula, Gerlach Mill, Preston Place,
Quarles, Austin, Westover, Jeffries, Helena Crossing, Huma, Dooley,
Maud, Clayton and Delta.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3455 9071 3463 9055 3463 9051 3466 9048
3474 9029 3465 9022 3463 9024 3460 9024
3456 9020 3451 9020 3451 9030 3447 9030
3436 9073
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 250DEG 37KT 3450 9057
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KRM390
WWUS54 KMEG 280311
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1011 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ARC107-280321-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210328T0330Z/
Phillips AR-
1011 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS 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 400 AM CDT for eastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3463 9055 3463 9051 3466 9048 3474 9029
3465 9022 3463 9024 3460 9024 3457 9021
3456 9021 3456 9022 3455 9020 3451 9020
3451 9030 3447 9030 3441 9055 3453 9056
3455 9054 3460 9056
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 247DEG 32KT 3455 9044
$$
MSC027-143-280330-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210328T0330Z/
Coahoma MS-Tunica MS-
1011 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA AND SOUTHERN TUNICA COUNTIES...
At 1011 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located over Dundee, or 9 miles east of St
Francis National Park, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Tunica, North Tunica, Dundee, Dubbs, Little Texas, Lula, Gerlach
Mill, Dooley, Maud, Austin, Jeffries, Clayton, Hamlin, Powell,
Evansville, Danforth, Fox Island and Tibbs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3463 9055 3463 9051 3466 9048 3474 9029
3465 9022 3463 9024 3460 9024 3457 9021
3456 9021 3456 9022 3455 9020 3451 9020
3451 9030 3447 9030 3441 9055 3453 9056
3455 9054 3460 9056
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 247DEG 32KT 3455 9044
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
KRM449
WWUS54 KMEG 280320
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1020 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
MSC027-143-280329-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210328T0330Z/
Coahoma MS-Tunica MS-
1020 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA AND SOUTHERN TUNICA
COUNTIES 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 400 AM CDT for eastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3463 9055 3463 9051 3466 9048 3474 9029
3465 9022 3463 9024 3460 9024 3457 9021
3456 9021 3456 9022 3455 9020 3451 9020
3451 9030 3447 9030 3441 9055 3453 9056
3455 9054 3460 9056
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 247DEG 32KT 3458 9035
$$
KRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 7:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 11 min |
| Mar 27, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Phillips | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 9:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 11:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Phillips | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:45 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 21 min |
| Mar 27, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 10:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 10:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tallahatchie | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah | 17 min |
| Mar 28, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 4 more | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tippah and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 1:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 1:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and 1 more | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 7:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 26 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.