1 strong wind, 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 Apr 16, 9:25 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1025 AM CDT WED APR 16 2003
SFC ANALYSIS THIS MORNING PLACED THE LO PRES SYSTEM OVR ERN KS WITH
HI PRES OFF THE SE COAST. THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION
HAS CREATED WINDY CONDS ESPECIALLY FOR WRN SXNS OF THE FA TODAY.
LOOKING AT THE 12Z ETA DO NOT THINK LIKELY POPS IS WARRANTED FOR NE
AR THIS AFTN SO HAVE UPDATED THE FCST TO LWR POPS INTO THE CHC
CATEGORY FOR THIS AFTN. WILL ISSUE AN UPDATE FOR THE HWO TO LWR THE
RISK FOR SVR FROM MODERATE TO SLIGHT. THE REST OF THE FCST LOOKS
GOOD.
.MEG...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND MOST OF
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS.ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-171000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1028 AM CDT WED APR 16 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. 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.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Some siding and shingles were blown off a few homes. Some trees were knocked down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2003
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: 5351101.