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2015 [KMEG] MEMPHIS Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 12

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Storm Based Warning History

774 
WFUS54 KMEG 232100
TORMEG
MSC027-232145-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0012.151223T2100Z-151223T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
300 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 345 PM CST
        
* AT 259 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
  LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  DUBLIN AROUND 310 PM CST.
  CLARKSDALE AROUND 315 PM CST.
  JONESTOWN AROUND 325 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BOBO...HOPSON...LYON...COUNTS...LURAND...BEVERLY...MATTSON AND
CLAREMONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

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 3399 9066 3412 9066 3412 9077 3437 9040
      3426 9042 3426 9045 3405 9045 3399 9059
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 235DEG 46KT 3406 9067 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
708 
WWUS54 KMEG 232110
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
310 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

MSC027-232145-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-151223T2145Z/
COAHOMA MS-
310 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY...
    
AT 309 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR CLARKSDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...STORM CHASERS 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...
  JONESTOWN AROUND 325 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HOPSON...LYON...COUNTS...LURAND...MATTSON...CLAREMONT AND BEVERLY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3405 9060 3412 9065 3415 9067 3436 9040
      3426 9042 3426 9045 3405 9045 3405 9046
      3403 9055
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 234DEG 48KT 3414 9055 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
100 
WWUS54 KMEG 232123
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
323 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

MSC027-232133-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-151223T2145Z/
COAHOMA MS-
323 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA 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 800 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3405 9060 3412 9065 3415 9067 3436 9040
      3426 9042 3426 9045 3405 9045 3405 9046
      3403 9055
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 235DEG 46KT 3425 9037 

$$
Permalink to 201512232100-KMEG-WFUS54-TORMEG
774 
WFUS54 KMEG 232100
TORMEG
MSC027-232145-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0012.151223T2100Z-151223T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
300 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 345 PM CST
        
* AT 259 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
  LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  DUBLIN AROUND 310 PM CST.
  CLARKSDALE AROUND 315 PM CST.
  JONESTOWN AROUND 325 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BOBO...HOPSON...LYON...COUNTS...LURAND...BEVERLY...MATTSON AND
CLAREMONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

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 3399 9066 3412 9066 3412 9077 3437 9040
      3426 9042 3426 9045 3405 9045 3399 9059
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 235DEG 46KT 3406 9067 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
Permalink to 201512232110-KMEG-WWUS54-SVSMEG
708 
WWUS54 KMEG 232110
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
310 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

MSC027-232145-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-151223T2145Z/
COAHOMA MS-
310 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY...
    
AT 309 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR CLARKSDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...STORM CHASERS 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...
  JONESTOWN AROUND 325 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HOPSON...LYON...COUNTS...LURAND...MATTSON...CLAREMONT AND BEVERLY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3405 9060 3412 9065 3415 9067 3436 9040
      3426 9042 3426 9045 3405 9045 3405 9046
      3403 9055
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 234DEG 48KT 3414 9055 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
Permalink to 201512232123-KMEG-WWUS54-SVSMEG
100 
WWUS54 KMEG 232123
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
323 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

MSC027-232133-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-151223T2145Z/
COAHOMA MS-
323 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA 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 800 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3405 9060 3412 9065 3415 9067 3436 9040
      3426 9042 3426 9045 3405 9045 3405 9046
      3403 9055
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 235DEG 46KT 3425 9037 

$$

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