Alert archive / Missouri / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 54, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Aug 8, 2021, 7:41 PM CDT for Dunklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 34 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
- Aug 8, 2021, 7:41 PM CDT (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Dunklin County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 8:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Malden, MO | SIDING RIPPED OFF A HOUSE NEAR MALDEN. |
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 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 809 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KMEG 090041
TORMEG
MOC069-090115-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0054.210809T0041Z-210809T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
741 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located near Glennonville, or 8 miles west of Malden, moving east
at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Malden and Malden around 805 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Brian,
Valley Ridge, Townley, Providence, McGuires and Morris State 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 3663 8996 3660 8996 3655 8995 3653 8996
3649 8996 3659 9018 3660 9017 3660 9016
3661 9017 3662 9016 3661 9016 3662 9015
3663 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 283DEG 19KT 3662 9012
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MJ3 follow-up statements
365
WWUS54 KMEG 090054
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
754 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021
MOC069-090115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210809T0115Z/
Dunklin MO-
754 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY...
At 753 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
7 miles west of Malden, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado, quarter size hail, and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Malden and Malden around 810 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Brian,
Valley Ridge, Townley, Providence, Morris State Park and McGuires.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 8996 3660 8996 3655 8995 3653 8996
3649 8996 3658 9014 3662 9015 3663 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 285DEG 17KT 3660 9006
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
MJ329
WWUS54 KMEG 090105
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
805 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021
MOC069-090115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210809T0115Z/
Dunklin MO-
805 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY...
At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
over Malden, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado, quarter size hail, and 60 mph wind gusts.
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.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Dunklin County, including the following locations...
Townley.
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 3663 8996 3660 8996 3655 8995 3653 8996
3657 9007 3663 9006
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 283DEG 19KT 3659 8998
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
MJ937
WWUS54 KMEG 090114
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
814 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021
MOC069-090124-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210809T0115Z/
Dunklin MO-
814 PM CDT Sun Aug 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
815 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3663 8996 3660 8996 3655 8995 3653 8996
3657 9007 3663 9006
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 283DEG 19KT 3658 8993
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Stoddard | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Stoddard | 28 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.