Tornado Warning 17, NWS Memphis, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
807 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003

TORNADO WATCH 239 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH UNTIL
1 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING. SEVERE WEATHER IS PRESENTLY OCCURRING OVER
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. THE ZONE FORECAST HAS
BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE TORNADO WATCH. FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE
ISSUED AS NEEDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

.MEG...NONE.

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-051000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH
MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT ACROSS EAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...MUCH OF WEST
TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE RISK AREA IS GENERALLY WEST OF
A LINE FROM PITTSBORO TO PARIS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STORMS WILL LIKELY FORM IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING...HOWEVER SOME TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

A SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SET UP MONDAY
AND LAST INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WIND AND
HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. ANOTHER BATCH OF SEVERE STORMS COULD
DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR
WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MEG.

MOZ113-050015-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
625 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...DUNKLIN COUNTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES WEST OF KENNETT AT 625 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE IN DUNKLIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMPBELL AND
KENNETT...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
816 PM CDT SUN MAY 04 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0650 PM    NEEDHAM                   AR   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/04/03   CRAIGHEAD                      COUNTY ROAD 913 AND HWY
                                          18. REPORTED BY CRAIGHEAD
                                          COUNTY EMA.

0726 PM    LEACHVILLE                AR   TORNADO
05/04/03   MISSISSIPPI                    SOUTH OF LEACHVILLE ON
                                          THE CRAIGHEAD
                                          -MISSISSIPPI COUNTY LINE
                                          WITH DEBRIS MOVING TOWARD
                                          MANILA. REPORTED BY THE
                                          DISTRICT COORDINATOR OF
                                          THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.

0729 PM    BAY                       AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/04/03   CRAIGHEAD                      REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

0730 PM    JONESBORO                 AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/04/03   CRAIGHEAD                      REPORTED BY CRAIGHEAD
                                          COUNTY EMA.

0732 PM    BROOKLAND                 AR   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/04/03   CRAIGHEAD                      REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

0743 PM    MANILA                    AR   TORNADO
05/04/03   MISSISSIPPI                    EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
                                          HOUSES ON NORTH SIDE OF
                                          TOWN. REPORTED BY
                                          ARKANSAS STATE PATROL.

0750 PM                              MO   TORNADO
05/04/03   DUNKLIN                        TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT
                                          HWY TT 2 MILES NORTH OF
                                          THE ARKANSAS STATE LINE.
                                          REPORTED BY DUNKLIN
                                          COUNTY EMA.

0752 PM    MANILA                    AR   TORNADO
05/04/03   MISSISSIPPI                    ROOF DAMAGE. MOBILE HOME
                                          OVERTURNED. REPORTED BY
                                          ARKANSAS STATE WARNING
                                          POINT.

0755 PM    SENATH                    MO   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/04/03   DUNKLIN                        FUNNEL SEEN ON NORTH EDGE
                                          OF BLYTHVILLE. REPORTED
                                          BY THE DISTRICT
                                          COORDINATOR OF THE
                                          MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.

0803 PM    KENNETT                   MO   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/04/03   DUNKLIN                        REPORTED BY SPOTTER.