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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2021, 2:27 PM CDT for Itawamba County, Lee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 min. 6 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
- Jun 8, 2021, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2:28 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nne Verona, MS | VIDEO OF A WEAK TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY 45 AND HIGHWAY 278. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jun 8, 2:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Verona, MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN PALMETTO AND VERONA AREAS AND A LARGE TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN VERONA. |
| Jun 8, 2:42 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 E Tupelo, MS | FUNNEL CLOUD PASSED OVER HIGHWAY 22 NEAR AUBURN ROAD. FUNNEL DROPPED HALFWAY TO GROUND. |
| Jun 8, 2:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ne Verona, MS | A 53 FOOT TRAILER WAS FLIPPED OVER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND US 278 NORTHEAST OF VERONNA. |
| Jun 8, 2:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Verona, MS | AT HIGHWAY 45 AND PONTOTOC PKWY LARGE DRAINAGE PIPES THROWN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND A FENCE KNOCKED DOWN AROUND A BUSINESS IN VERONA. |
| Jun 8, 2:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 E Tupelo, MS | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MOOREVILLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
789
WFUS54 KMEG 081927
TORMEG
MSC057-081-082000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0050.210608T1927Z-210608T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
227 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 227 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located over Verona, moving east at 25 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...
Tupelo, Verona, Tombigbee State Park, Shannon, Plantersville,
Mantachie, Evergreen, Skyline, Abney, Cardsville, Mooreville,
Palmetto, Eggville, Ballardsville, Dorsey, Jacinto, Old Union and
Richmond.
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 3412 8877 3423 8881 3438 8848 3414 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 254DEG 24KT 3419 8871
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SGW3 follow-up statements
928
WWUS54 KMEG 081937
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
237 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
MSC057-081-082000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210608T2000Z/
Itawamba MS-Lee MS-
237 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA AND SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
At 237 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located over Tombigbee State Park, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Tupelo, Verona, Tombigbee State Park, Plantersville, Mantachie,
Skyline, Abney, Mooreville, Dorsey, Eggville, Ballardsville and
Richmond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3415 8870 3425 8875 3438 8848 3418 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 247DEG 24KT 3424 8865
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SGW612
WWUS54 KMEG 081945
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
245 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
MSC057-081-082000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210608T2000Z/
Itawamba MS-Lee MS-
245 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ITAWAMBA AND SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
At 245 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located over Tombigbee State Park, moving
east at 30 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...
Tupelo, Tombigbee State Park, Plantersville, Mantachie, Skyline,
Abney, Mooreville, Dorsey, Eggville, Ballardsville and Richmond.
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 3417 8864 3428 8869 3438 8848 3418 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 254DEG 24KT 3426 8859
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
SGW161
WWUS54 KMEG 081951
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
251 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
MSC057-081-082000-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-210608T2000Z/
Itawamba MS-Lee MS-
251 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ITAWAMBA AND SOUTHEASTERN LEE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3417 8864 3428 8869 3438 8848 3418 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 254DEG 24KT 3426 8857
$$
SGWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica | 21 min |
| Jun 7, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tunica | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 2:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 4:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more | 4 days |
| Jun 8, 5:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah, Union | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 5 days |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 61 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 3 days |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 7 days |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 8 days |
| Jun 8, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 1:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tunica | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 2:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 9 days |
| Jun 8, 2:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 7 days |
| Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 29 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 46 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 3:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc | 31 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.