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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Memphis, TN

March 28, 2021Alcorn County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi; Hardin County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2021, 12:12 AM CDT for Alcorn County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi; Hardin County, Tennessee. It was in force for 33 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 28, 2021, 12:12 AM CDT (05:12 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2021, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Alcorn County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Hardin County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 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.

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, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 154 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

711 
WFUS54 KMEG 280512
TORMEG
MSC003-141-TNC071-280545-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0031.210328T0512Z-210328T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1212 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Eastern Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...
  South central Hardin County in western Tennessee...

* Until 1245 AM CDT.
    
* At 1211 AM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
  producing a tornado was located near Corinth, moving east at 45
  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...
  Corinth, Iuka, J P Coleman State Park, Burnsville, Glen, Pineflat,
  Leedy, Farmington, Kossuth, Bacon Springs, Allentown, Doskie,
  Strickland, Blythe Crossing, Wenasoga, Biggersville, Jobes, Gift,
  Hazard Switch and Walker Siding.

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 3501 8820 3499 8820 3496 8818 3492 8815
      3490 8813 3489 8810 3478 8811 3479 8866
      3498 8867 3500 8847 3499 8838 3500 8838
      3503 8807 3501 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 268DEG 38KT 3489 8858 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

2 follow-up statements

797 
WWUS54 KMEG 280534
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1234 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

MSC003-141-TNC071-280545-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210328T0545Z/
Tishomingo MS-Alcorn MS-Hardin TN-
1234 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
TISHOMINGO...NORTHEASTERN ALCORN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTIES...
    
At 1234 AM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located near Burnsville, or near J P Coleman
State Park, moving east at 45 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...
J P Coleman State Park, Burnsville, Glen, Pineflat, Bacon Springs,
Doskie, Kendrick, Winn Springs and Red Sulphur Springs.

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 3501 8820 3499 8820 3496 8818 3492 8815
      3490 8813 3489 8810 3485 8810 3485 8840
      3499 8842 3499 8838 3500 8838 3503 8807
      3501 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0534Z 268DEG 38KT 3490 8828 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

470 
WWUS54 KMEG 280538
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1238 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

MSC003-141-TNC071-280548-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210328T0545Z/
Tishomingo MS-Alcorn MS-Hardin TN-
1238 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN TISHOMINGO...NORTHEASTERN ALCORN
AND SOUTH CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM CDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi...and western Tennessee.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Memphis.

LAT...LON 3501 8820 3499 8820 3496 8818 3492 8815
      3490 8813 3489 8810 3485 8810 3485 8840
      3499 8842 3499 8838 3500 8838 3503 8807
      3501 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0538Z 268DEG 38KT 3490 8823 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 7:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Tunica	40 min
Mar 27, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto	21 min
Mar 27, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tunica	11 min
Mar 27, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman	48 min
Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Coahoma	40 min
Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica	53 min
Mar 27, 9:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	31 min
Mar 27, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tunica	52 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, 11:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	4 hr
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, 12:17 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
Mar 28, 11:45 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	24 hr
Mar 27, 7:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	43 min
Mar 27, 7:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	42 min
Mar 27, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	23 min
Mar 27, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison	40 min
Mar 27, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chester	34 min
Mar 27, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer	31 min
Mar 27, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lauderdale	23 min
Mar 27, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Henderson	41 min
Mar 27, 8:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	38 min
Mar 27, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson, Madison	42 min
Mar 27, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer	25 min
Mar 27, 8:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Chester, Henderson, Madison	6 hr
Mar 27, 8:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur	23 min
Mar 27, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	34 min
Mar 27, 8:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Decatur	19 min
Mar 27, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Henderson, Madison	47 min
Mar 27, 9:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Decatur	7 hr
Mar 27, 9:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Shelby	3 hr
Mar 27, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Haywood, Madison	40 min
Mar 27, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Decatur, Henderson	31 min
Mar 27, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton	43 min
Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	3 hr
Mar 27, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman and 3 more	47 min
Mar 27, 10:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson	4 hr
Mar 27, 10:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	3 hr
Mar 27, 10:28 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Decatur, Perry	11 days
Mar 27, 10:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Haywood, Madison, Tipton	3 hr
Mar 27, 10:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison	29 min
Mar 27, 11:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	3 hr
Mar 27, 11:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	14 min
Mar 28, 2:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart	10 days

Nearby

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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.