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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 8:14 PM CST for Craighead County, Greene County, Arkansas. It was in force for 34 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
- Dec 10, 2021, 8:14 PM CST (02:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 8:48 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 8:30 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 W Cash, AR | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR CASH. |
| Dec 10, 8:40 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw Bono, AR | NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN IN THE BONO AREA. UTILITY POLES SNAPPED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 1725 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 759 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 420 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.8
- Supercell composite
- 16.2
The text
As transmitted.
607
WFUS54 KMEG 110214
TORMEG
ARC031-055-110300-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0064.211211T0214Z-211211T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
814 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Greene County in eastern Arkansas...
Western Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
* Until 900 PM CST.
* At 814 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located near Tuckerman, or 8 miles northeast of Newport, moving
northeast at 60 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Cash and Egypt around 830 PM CST.
Bono around 835 PM CST.
Jonesboro, Lake Frierson State Park and Walcott around 845 PM CST.
Brookland and Crowleys Ridge State Park around 850 PM CST.
Paragould around 900 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Needham, Apt, Herman, Valley View, Dryden, Farrville, Dorothy,
Risher, Winesburg and Gilkerson.
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 3588 9103 3588 9087 3592 9087 3593 9086
3596 9086 3598 9084 3599 9086 3600 9085
3612 9059 3582 9050 3570 9090 3571 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 243DEG 52KT 3572 9114
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
847
WWUS54 KMEG 110233
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
833 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
ARC031-055-110300-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-211211T0300Z/
Greene AR-Craighead AR-
833 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND WESTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES...
At 832 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located over Cash, or 8 miles
southwest of Bono, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado, quarter size hail, and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed a tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Bono around 840 PM CST.
Jonesboro and Lake Frierson State Park around 850 PM CST.
Brookland, Crowleys Ridge State Park and Walcott around 855 PM
CST.
Paragould around 910 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Needham, Apt, Herman, Valley View, Dryden, Farrville, Dorothy,
Risher, Winesburg and Gilkerson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3588 9103 3588 9087 3592 9087 3593 9086
3596 9086 3598 9084 3599 9086 3600 9085
3612 9059 3582 9050 3570 9090 3571 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 242DEG 44KT 3582 9091
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$678
WWUS54 KMEG 110248
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
848 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
ARC031-055-110258-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-211211T0300Z/
Greene AR-Craighead AR-
848 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND WESTERN CRAIGHEAD
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for eastern
Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3588 9103 3588 9087 3592 9087 3593 9086
3596 9086 3598 9084 3599 9086 3600 9085
3612 9059 3582 9050 3570 9090 3571 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 243DEG 52KT 3593 9066
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 6:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 6:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 7:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 8:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 8:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 8:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 31 min |
| Dec 10, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 9:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 50 min |
| Dec 10, 9:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Poinsett | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 9:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 44 min |
| Dec 10, 10:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Dec 10, 11:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 15 min |
| Dec 10, 11:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 9 min |
| Dec 10, 11:41 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 11:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 34 min |
| Dec 11, 12:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 43 min |
| Dec 11, 12:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 30 min |
| Dec 11, 12:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Dec 11, 12:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 42 min |
| Dec 11, 1:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Phillips | 32 min |
| Dec 11, 2:12 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:56 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 5 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.