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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Sep 24, 2022, 8:06 PM CDT for Craighead County, Greene County, Mississippi County, Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 20 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
- Sep 24, 2022, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2022, 8:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Dunklin County, MO
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 8:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lafe, AR | NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS LAFE. |
| Sep 24, 8:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Halliday, AR | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG CR 517 AND 523 IN THE HALLIDAY AREA. |
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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 324 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
514
WFUS54 KMEG 250106
TORMEG
ARC031-055-093-MOC069-250145-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0049.220925T0106Z-220925T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
806 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Greene County in eastern Arkansas...
Northeastern Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
Northwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Southwestern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado was
located over Oak Grove Heights, or near Paragould, moving southeast
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Paragould, Leachville, Monette, Marmaduke, Oak Grove Heights,
Cardwell, Hornersville, Arbyrd, Lafe, Black Oak, Jolliff Store,
Happy Corners, Delfore, Macey, Schug, Carmi, Bard, Whisp, Buckeye
and Mounds.
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 3611 9066 3626 9052 3604 9000 3581 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 310DEG 30KT 3615 9053
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
621
WWUS54 KMEG 250126
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
826 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022
ARC031-055-093-MOC069-250133-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-220925T0145Z/
Greene AR-Craighead AR-Mississippi AR-Dunklin MO-
826 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENE...NORTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD...
NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning no longer appears capable of
producing a tornado. Therefore, the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled and will be replaced with a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
LAT...LON 3611 9066 3626 9052 3604 9000 3581 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 310DEG 30KT 3605 9039
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 42 min |
| Sep 24, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 49 min |
| Sep 24, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 42 min |
| Sep 24, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 35 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.