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2015 [KMEG] MEMPHIS Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 24
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
972
WFUS54 KMEG 232259
TORMEG
MSC071-161-232345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0024.151223T2259Z-151223T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
459 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTH CENTRAL YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 545 PM CST
* AT 459 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GEORGE PAYNE STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WATER VALLEY AND SPRINGDALE AROUND 510 PM CST.
HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST AROUND 520 PM CST.
OXFORD AROUND 525 PM CST.
DENMARK AROUND 530 PM CST.
CAMBRIDGE AROUND 535 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LAFAYETTE SPRINGS...BURT...ALTUS...KEEL...YOCONA...COLLEGE HILL
STATION AND TAYLOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3413 8973 3432 8972 3452 8931 3449 8925
3429 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 238DEG 47KT 3420 8979
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$192
WWUS54 KMEG 232313 RRA
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
513 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
MSC161-232322-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151223T2345Z/
YALOBUSHA MS-
513 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL YALOBUSHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3425 8962 3433 8968 3452 8931 3449 8925
3429 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 237DEG 56KT 3432 8956
$$
MSC071-232345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151223T2345Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-
513 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 512 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR OXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OXFORD...HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST...DENMARK...CAMBRIDGE...
TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE SPRINGS...BURT...ALTUS...KEEL AND YOCONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3425 8962 3433 8968 3452 8931 3449 8925
3429 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 237DEG 56KT 3432 8956
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$901
WWUS54 KMEG 232338
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
538 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
MSC071-232345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151223T2345Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-
538 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 538 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CAMBRIDGE...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF OXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAMBRIDGE AND BURT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A STORM SHELTER OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE
OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3439 8935 3445 8939 3452 8931 3449 8925
3442 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 239DEG 34KT 3444 8931
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$Permalink to 201512232259-KMEG-WFUS54-TORMEG
972
WFUS54 KMEG 232259
TORMEG
MSC071-161-232345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0024.151223T2259Z-151223T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
459 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTH CENTRAL YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 545 PM CST
* AT 459 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GEORGE PAYNE STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WATER VALLEY AND SPRINGDALE AROUND 510 PM CST.
HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST AROUND 520 PM CST.
OXFORD AROUND 525 PM CST.
DENMARK AROUND 530 PM CST.
CAMBRIDGE AROUND 535 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LAFAYETTE SPRINGS...BURT...ALTUS...KEEL...YOCONA...COLLEGE HILL
STATION AND TAYLOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3413 8973 3432 8972 3452 8931 3449 8925
3429 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 238DEG 47KT 3420 8979
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$Permalink to 201512232313-KMEG-WWUS54-SVSMEG-RRA
192
WWUS54 KMEG 232313 RRA
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
513 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
MSC161-232322-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151223T2345Z/
YALOBUSHA MS-
513 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL YALOBUSHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3425 8962 3433 8968 3452 8931 3449 8925
3429 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 237DEG 56KT 3432 8956
$$
MSC071-232345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151223T2345Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-
513 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 512 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR OXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OXFORD...HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST...DENMARK...CAMBRIDGE...
TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE SPRINGS...BURT...ALTUS...KEEL AND YOCONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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.
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3425 8962 3433 8968 3452 8931 3449 8925
3429 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 237DEG 56KT 3432 8956
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$Permalink to 201512232338-KMEG-WWUS54-SVSMEG
901
WWUS54 KMEG 232338
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
538 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
MSC071-232345-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151223T2345Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-
538 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 538 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CAMBRIDGE...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF OXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 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...
CAMBRIDGE AND BURT.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3439 8935 3445 8939 3452 8931 3449 8925
3442 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 239DEG 34KT 3444 8931
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
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