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Tornado Warning 74, NWS Memphis, TN

December 10, 2021Obion County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 10:34 PM CST for Obion County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 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
Dec 10, 2021, 10:34 PM CST (04:34 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2021, 11:01 PM CST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Obion County, TN

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 10, 3:07 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1725 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 398 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

432 
WFUS54 KMEG 110434
TORMEG
TNC131-110515-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0074.211211T0434Z-211211T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1034 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Obion County in western Tennessee...

* Until 1115 PM CST.
    
* At 1034 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
  located near Clayton, or 9 miles west of Union City, moving
  northeast at 65 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...
  Union City around 1040 PM CST.
  Fulton around 1050 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Woodland Mills, Roneys Store, Fremont, Crystal and Old Fremont.

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 3650 8888 3635 8922 3639 8931 3651 8921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 238DEG 59KT 3640 8922 

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

$$

MJ
1 follow-up statement
718 
WWUS54 KMEG 110501
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1101 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

TNC131-110511-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-211211T0515Z/
Obion TN-
1101 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OBION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for western
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3650 8888 3635 8922 3639 8931 3651 8921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 238DEG 59KT 3663 8875 

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 7:28 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale47 min
Dec 10, 8:04 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatMEGDyer, Lake, Obion41 min
Dec 10, 8:28 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGLake, Obion30 min
Dec 10, 9:24 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGLauderdale51 min
Dec 10, 9:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEGTipton50 min
Dec 10, 9:52 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion38 min
Dec 10, 10:01 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGDyer, Haywood, Lauderdale44 min
Dec 10, 10:27 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley48 min
Dec 10, 10:59 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGHenry, Weakley46 min
Dec 10, 11:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Lauderdale15 min
Dec 10, 11:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby9 min
Dec 10, 11:37 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGHenry27 min
Dec 10, 11:41 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDyer, Gibson, Henry, Lauderdale, Obion, Weakley3 hr
Dec 10, 11:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby42 min
Dec 10, 11:52 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGShelby, Tipton34 min
Dec 11, 12:05 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGShelby22 min
Dec 11, 12:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHenry34 min
Dec 11, 12:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton30 min
Dec 11, 12:35 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGShelby4 hr
Dec 11, 12:36 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood24 min
Dec 11, 12:56 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGHenry, Weakley3 hr
Dec 11, 12:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood and 1 more48 min
Dec 11, 12:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Shelby31 min
Dec 11, 1:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman and 2 more65 min
Dec 11, 1:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette, Hardeman30 min
Dec 11, 1:32 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Chester, Henderson, Madison28 min
Dec 11, 1:53 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson25 min
Dec 11, 2:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDecatur, Hardin, McNairy34 min
Dec 11, 2:51 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGShelby2 hr
Dec 11, 3:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman, McNairy42 min
Dec 11, 3:19 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more3 hr
Dec 11, 3:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin24 min
Dec 11, 3:30 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGHardin, McNairy21 min
Dec 11, 4:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin23 min
Dec 11, 4:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin28 min
Dec 11, 6:56 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMEGBenton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry and 4 more5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.