Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 209, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2004, 12:32 PM CDT for Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 28 min. 6 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
- Jul 6, 2004, 12:32 PM CDT (17:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2004, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Mississippi County, AR
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 12:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blytheville, AR | TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN IN WALKER PARK. |
| Jul 6, 12:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blytheville, AR | TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN IN WALKER PARK. |
| Jul 6, 12:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blytheville, AR | TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN IN WALKER PARK. |
| Jul 6, 12:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blytheville, AR | TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN IN WALKER PARK. |
| Jul 6, 12:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blytheville, AR | TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN IN WALKER PARK. |
| Jul 6, 12:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blytheville, AR | TREES WERE REPORTED BLOWN DOWN IN WALKER PARK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 449 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS54 KMEG 061732
SVRMEM
ARC093-061800-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1232 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT
* AT 1232 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS FROM GOSNELL TO JOINER...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM THROUGH 100 PM CDT INCLUDE...
MARIE...VICTORIA...
WILSON...OSCEOLA...
BURDETTE...
LUXORA...BLYTHEVILLE...
.DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH
THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE INDOORS.
.INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3583 8975 3576 8984 3573 8997 3565 8990
3565 8985 3561 8997 3554 8994 3557 8999
3554 9005 3544 9002 3541 9005 3548 9009
3546 9020 3599 9012 3599 8973
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 6, 10:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 10:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 .DISCUSSION... LOTS OF PLACES ARE MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MIDSOUTH ATTM. HOWEVER... AN UPPER LEVEL SHT WV OVER E OK/E TX IS MOVING TOWARD US. THIS TROUGH GENERATED STORMS THIS MORNING IN WC AR AND SMALL SHOWERS DEVELOPED IN THE BOOTHEEL. LOW 90S WILL MAKE IT MORE UNSTABLE. WITH THIS IN MIND...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROBABLY DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BETS ARE THAT SOME DAMAGING WINDSTORM WILL POP UP. STORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:20 AM CDT, 9 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 320 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-071100- ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS- POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS- TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY- YALOBUSHA- 320 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 11:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1131 AM CDT TUE JUL 06 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
07/04/2004 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN
1120 AM TSTM WND DMG WALNUT RIDGE 36.07N 90.96W
07/04/2004 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1120 AM TSTM WND DMG BIGGERS 36.33N 90.81W
07/04/2004 RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A SCHOOL
1130 AM TSTM WND DMG JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
07/04/2004 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SOME
BUSINESSES AND HOMES.
1140 AM TSTM WND DMG JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
07/04/2004 CRAIGHEAD AR PUBLIC
FIVE LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN RESIDENTIAL YARD
1140 AM TSTM WND GST WALNUT RIDGE 36.07N 90.96W
07/04/2004 80 MPH LAWRENCE AR AMATEUR RADIO
1200 PM TSTM WND DMG JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
07/04/2004 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
MOBILE HOME PARK DAMAGED
1210 PM TSTM WND DMG MANILA 35.88N 90.16W
07/04/2004 MISSISSIPPI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED BY
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY SHERIFF
1210 PM TSTM WND DMG HARRISBURG 35.56N 90.72W
07/04/2004 POINSETT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN AND TREES UPROOTED
1215 PM TSTM WND GST WYNNE 35.23N 90.79W
07/04/2004 60 MPH CROSS AR AMATEUR RADIO
1215 PM TSTM WND DMG CORNING 36.41N 90.59W
07/04/2004 CLAY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED BY CORNING
POLICE DEPARTMENT
1220 PM TSTM WND DMG MARKED TREE 35.53N 90.42W
07/04/2004 POINSETT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHURCH ROOF DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN
1228 PM TSTM WND DMG MILLINGTON 35.33N 89.89W
07/04/2004 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
65 MPH WIND GUSTS WITH POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF HWY 385 AND HWY 51
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG SE MARION 35.21N 90.20W
07/04/2004 CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON HWY 77 AT BILLS GRILL RD
1235 PM TSTM WND DMG BLYTHEVILLE 35.93N 89.92W
07/04/2004 MISSISSIPPI AR AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN
1240 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W MUNFORD 35.45N 89.89W
07/04/2004 TIPTON TN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON RAY BLUFF ROAD NEAR
DRUMMONDS
1245 PM TSTM WND DMG LAKELAND 35.24N 89.73W
07/04/2004 SHELBY TN AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR CANADA RD AND OLD BROWNSVILLE RD.
A FEW TREES WERE 3-4 FEET IN DIAMETER.
1245 PM TSTM WND DMG MARIANNA 34.77N 90.77W
07/04/2004 LEE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN ON HWY 185
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG KEISER 35.67N 90.09W
07/04/2004 MISSISSIPPI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIND PICKED UP A POLE AND THREW IT INTO A CAR WINDSHIED
ON I-55 AT THE 44 MILE MARKER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG DYERSBURG 36.04N 89.38W
07/04/2004 DYER TN PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON A BUILDING
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE BROWNSVILLE 35.60N 89.24W
07/04/2004 HAYWOOD TN NWS EMPLOYEE
TREES DOWN ON POWERLINES.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG EUDORA 34.83N 90.15W
07/04/2004 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE FELL ON A CAR. SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG OLIVE BRANCH 34.95N 89.83W
07/04/2004 DESOTO MS TRAINED SPOTTER
BUILDING DAMAGE REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S SOMERVILLE 35.19N 89.35W
07/04/2004 FAYETTE TN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 76
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 35.78N 88.98W
07/04/2004 CROCKETT TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0158 PM TSTM WND DMG SE UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
07/04/2004 OBION TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0158 PM TSTM WND DMG OBION 36.26N 89.19W
07/04/2004 OBION TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0205 PM TSTM WND DMG MEDON 35.46N 88.87W
07/04/2004 MADISON TN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 18
0205 PM TSTM WND DMG HUMBOLDT 35.82N 88.91W
07/04/2004 GIBSON TN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0205 PM TSTM WND DMG HENDERSON 35.44N 88.65W
07/04/2004 CHESTER TN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN NEAR PISCA RD
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAND JUNCTION 35.05N 89.19W
07/04/2004 HARDEMAN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 12:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Greene | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 48 min |
Nearby
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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.