1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 26, 7:49 PM CST, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 849 PM CDT SAT MAY 26 2001 UPR LOW STILL SPINNING AROUND ACRS NE IL. CLOUD BANDS CONT TO STAY N OF THE TN/KY BORDER. WL UPDATE ZONES FOR WIND WORDING...OTRW FORECAST LOOKS FINE. .MEG...NONE. SJM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 12-year-old girl was injured by a lightning strike while camping at J.P. Coleman State Park.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, May 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5245177.