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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 15, 2021, 4:55 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 23 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
- Oct 15, 2021, 4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2021, 5:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 567 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
177
WFUS54 KMEG 152155
TORMEG
ARC093-TNC097-167-152230-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0056.211015T2155Z-211015T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
455 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
North central Tipton County in western Tennessee...
Lauderdale County in western Tennessee...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 455 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located over Keiser, moving east at 55 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Luxora, Fort Pillow State Park and Fulton around 505 PM CDT.
Ashport around 510 PM CDT.
Ft Pillow around 515 PM CDT.
Ripley around 530 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Edith,
Eastview, Dryhill, Driver, O'Donnell Bend, Grider, Tomato, Rosa,
Carson Lake and Luckett.
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.
This cluster of thunderstorms is producing tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For
your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3591 8949 3571 8944 3569 8945 3568 8947
3564 8947 3557 9012 3575 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 257DEG 49KT 3568 9006
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
240
WWUS54 KMEG 152209
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
509 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
ARC093-TNC097-167-152230-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-211015T2230Z/
Mississippi AR-Tipton TN-Lauderdale TN-
509 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL TIPTON AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
At 509 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was located
near Ashport, or near Luxora, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Ripley around 530 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Edith,
Dryhill, Driver, O'Donnell Bend, Grider, Tomato, Rosa, Luckett,
Flippin and Rotan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is producing tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For
your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3591 8949 3571 8944 3569 8945 3568 8947
3564 8947 3558 9005 3579 9001
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 257DEG 49KT 3573 8982
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$767
WWUS54 KMEG 152218
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
518 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
ARC093-TNC097-167-152228-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-211015T2230Z/
Mississippi AR-Tipton TN-Lauderdale TN-
518 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL TIPTON
AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
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 Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
eastern Arkansas...and western Tennessee.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Lauderdale and Tipton counties until 530 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3591 8949 3571 8944 3569 8945 3568 8947
3564 8947 3558 9005 3579 9001
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 257DEG 49KT 3576 8967
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 3:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 37 min |
| Oct 15, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry | 27 min |
| Oct 15, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 48 min |
| Oct 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton | 36 min |
| Oct 15, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 47 min |
| Oct 15, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 49 min |
| Oct 15, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 17 min |
| Oct 15, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Gibson, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison | 47 min |
| Oct 15, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 18 min |
| Oct 15, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 36 min |
| Oct 15, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 35 min |
| Oct 15, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Oct 15, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Oct 15, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.