8 thunderstorm 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 Jul 21, 8:45 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 945 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2003 88D SHOWS SHOWERS OVER NW PART OF CWA IN ASSOCIATION WITH A FRONT NOW IN CENTRAL MO. EXPECT THESE SHOWERS TO PERSIST THIS MORNING. SOME SEVERE TRWS MAY POP THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO JUICY PATTERN THAT IS SET UP. STORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD PRODUCE MAINLY HIGHS WINDS AND HAIL. FRONT TO WORK ITS WAY SLOWLY THROUGH THE AREA...SO ANOTHER ROUND OF WEATHER IS EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY. FRONT SHOULD BE THROUGH MIDSOUTH BY WEDNESDAY. COOLER DRIER WEATHER IS STILL EXPECTED AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. .MEG...NONE. RENCH
ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-221000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 349 AM CDT MON JUL 21 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 THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH MISSOURI...AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT...AND SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL AGAIN BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL STILL BE IN THE MIDSOUTH AREA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED...WITH A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. 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 Paducah radar (KPAH), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:30 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several homes, one business and the Buena Vista Post Office were badly damaged. Some trees and power lines were blown down.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Several large trees were knocked down.
Some trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
Many trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
Many trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.
Numerous large trees limbs were blown down.
Several trees were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, July 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: 5329879, 5329880, 5329881, 5329882, 5329883, 5329936, 5329937, 5329938.