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2015 [KMEG] MEMPHIS Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 16
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Storm Based Warning History
871
WFUS54 KMEG 232153
TORMEG
MSC071-093-107-137-232245-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0016.151223T2153Z-151223T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
353 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 445 PM CST
* AT 353 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COMO...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOHN W KYLE STATE
PARK...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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BARR AND HARMONTOWN AROUND 405 PM CST.
LAWS HILL AROUND 410 PM CST.
MARIANNA AROUND 415 PM CST.
HOLLY SPRINGS AND WALL DOXEY STATE PARK AROUND 420 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAHON...LOOXAHOMA...GLENVILLE...ROCKHILL...POTTS CAMP...BLACKWATER...
WAITES...MC GHEE...LAKE CENTER AND AIKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3452 9004 3498 8935 3485 8935 3484 8932
3477 8930 3462 8930 3442 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 237DEG 58KT 3450 8993
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$112
WWUS54 KMEG 232156
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
356 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
MSC071-093-107-137-232245-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151223T2245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-
356 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...SOUTHEASTERN TATE AND
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTIES...
AT 355 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER COMO...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOHN W KYLE STATE
PARK... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. LARGE AND DAMAGING TORNADO IS
CROSSING I-55 AT COMO.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BARR AND HARMONTOWN AROUND 405 PM CST.
LAWS HILL AROUND 410 PM CST.
MARIANNA AROUND 415 PM CST.
HOLLY SPRINGS AND WALL DOXEY STATE PARK AROUND 420 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAHON...LOOXAHOMA...GLENVILLE...ROCKHILL...POTTS CAMP...BLACKWATER...
WAITES...MC GHEE...LAKE CENTER AND AIKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3452 9004 3498 8935 3485 8935 3484 8932
3477 8930 3462 8930 3442 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 237DEG 58KT 3451 8990
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$031
WWUS54 KMEG 232217
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
417 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
MSC071-093-107-137-232245-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151223T2245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-
417 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR HOLLY SPRINGS...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...SOUTHEASTERN TATE AND
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTIES...
AT 416 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR MARIANNA...OR 8 MILES WEST OF WALL DOXEY STATE PARK...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR HOLLY SPRINGS. TAKE COVER NOW. THIS IS A
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DEADLY 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...
MARIANNA AROUND 420 PM CST.
WALL DOXEY STATE PARK AROUND 425 PM CST.
HOLLY SPRINGS AROUND 430 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAHON...LOOXAHOMA...GLENVILLE...ROCKHILL...POTTS CAMP...BLACKWATER...
WAITES...MC GHEE...LAKE CENTER AND AIKEN.
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 AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...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 3452 9004 3498 8935 3485 8935 3484 8932
3477 8930 3462 8930 3442 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 236DEG 47KT 3466 8962
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...2.00IN
$$Permalink to 201512232153-KMEG-WFUS54-TORMEG
871
WFUS54 KMEG 232153
TORMEG
MSC071-093-107-137-232245-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0016.151223T2153Z-151223T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
353 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 445 PM CST
* AT 353 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COMO...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOHN W KYLE STATE
PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BARR AND HARMONTOWN AROUND 405 PM CST.
LAWS HILL AROUND 410 PM CST.
MARIANNA AROUND 415 PM CST.
HOLLY SPRINGS AND WALL DOXEY STATE PARK AROUND 420 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAHON...LOOXAHOMA...GLENVILLE...ROCKHILL...POTTS CAMP...BLACKWATER...
WAITES...MC GHEE...LAKE CENTER AND AIKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3452 9004 3498 8935 3485 8935 3484 8932
3477 8930 3462 8930 3442 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 237DEG 58KT 3450 8993
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$Permalink to 201512232156-KMEG-WWUS54-SVSMEG
112
WWUS54 KMEG 232156
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
356 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
MSC071-093-107-137-232245-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151223T2245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-
356 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...SOUTHEASTERN TATE AND
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTIES...
AT 355 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER COMO...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOHN W KYLE STATE
PARK... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. LARGE AND DAMAGING TORNADO IS
CROSSING I-55 AT COMO.
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...
BARR AND HARMONTOWN AROUND 405 PM CST.
LAWS HILL AROUND 410 PM CST.
MARIANNA AROUND 415 PM CST.
HOLLY SPRINGS AND WALL DOXEY STATE PARK AROUND 420 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAHON...LOOXAHOMA...GLENVILLE...ROCKHILL...POTTS CAMP...BLACKWATER...
WAITES...MC GHEE...LAKE CENTER AND AIKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3452 9004 3498 8935 3485 8935 3484 8932
3477 8930 3462 8930 3442 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 237DEG 58KT 3451 8990
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$Permalink to 201512232217-KMEG-WWUS54-SVSMEG
031
WWUS54 KMEG 232217
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
417 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
MSC071-093-107-137-232245-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151223T2245Z/
LAFAYETTE MS-MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-
417 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR HOLLY SPRINGS...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...SOUTHEASTERN TATE AND
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTIES...
AT 416 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR MARIANNA...OR 8 MILES WEST OF WALL DOXEY STATE PARK...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR HOLLY SPRINGS. TAKE COVER NOW. THIS IS A
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DEADLY 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...
MARIANNA AROUND 420 PM CST.
WALL DOXEY STATE PARK AROUND 425 PM CST.
HOLLY SPRINGS AROUND 430 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MAHON...LOOXAHOMA...GLENVILLE...ROCKHILL...POTTS CAMP...BLACKWATER...
WAITES...MC GHEE...LAKE CENTER AND AIKEN.
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 AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...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 3452 9004 3498 8935 3485 8935 3484 8932
3477 8930 3462 8930 3442 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 236DEG 47KT 3466 8962
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...2.00IN
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