13 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 10, 5:41 PM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 641 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AT 55 MPH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL SOON ENTER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE MID SOUTH. THE PRESENT ZONE FORECAST IS ON TRACK BUT WILL HAVE TO BE UPDATED AS NEW SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES ARE ISSUED DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY 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>092-111000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 415 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT NORTHWEST OF THE JONESBORO AREA AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT OVER THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...THE REST OF EAST ARKANSAS...ALL OF WEST TENNESSEE AND THE NORTHWEST HALF OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS NORTHWEST OF AN OXFORD TO CORINTH LINE. THIS INCLUDES JONESBORO...MEMPHIS...DYERSBURG...JACKSON AND CLARKSDALE. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MID-SOUTH...INCLUDING OXFORD AND TUPELO. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL BE HIGHER NORTH AND WEST OF THE JONESBORO AREA. THE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS JUST BEFORE 9 PM...CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND REACH NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BY 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...BUT AT THIS TIME...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT. 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. SWC
ARZ008-017-110100- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 744 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ANNIEVILLE AT 741 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE. PEOPLE IN LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK ROCK AND POCAHONTAS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. SWC
ARZ008-009-110200- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 803 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIGGERS AT 802 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS STORM MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. PEOPLE IN CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CORNING...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. SWC
ARZ008-017-110315- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 916 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF STRAWBERRY AT 914 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. HAIL AND STRONG WINDS OVER 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK ROCK...HOXIE...POCAHONTAS AND WALNUT RIDGE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. SWC
MOZ113-110415- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1029 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...DUNKLIN COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES WEST OF CARDWELL AT 1029 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. PEOPLE IN DUNKLIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENNETT AND SENATH...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1150 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1037 PM PARAGOULD AR WIND DAMAGE
05/10/03 GREENE LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
1102 PM SENATH MO 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/10/03 DUNKLIN REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
1115 PM SENATH MO WIND DAMAGE
05/10/03 DUNKLIN 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS. 8
INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
1120 PM CARUTH MO WIND DAMAGE
05/10/03 DUNKLIN POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED
BY DUNKLIN COUNTY
SHERIFFS OFFICE.TNZ003-020-110530- SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1150 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2003 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...GIBSON AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARTIN TO 21 MILES WEST OF DYER AT 1150 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. PEOPLE IN GIBSON AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARTIN AND TRENTON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:55 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Six homes and 15 businesses were damaged. Several cars were also damaged.
A few trees were blown down.
One bridge near Drummonds was destroyed and a second bridge was damaged. A roof was blown off of a restaurant in Brighton. The Brighton Middle School suffered minor damage. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down between Drummonds and Covington.
Several streets were flooded.
A church was destroyed. Five homes were damaged. Five utility poles were blown down.
A church and several homes were damaged. Numerous trees and power poles were knocked down.
Some trees and power lines were blown down.
Sixteen homes had minor damage. Several trees were blown down. One tree fell on a vehicle.
Twenty homes and several cars were damaged. Parts of Crockett County High School were damaged. Several shop buildings were destroyed. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.
Some large tree limbs were blown down.
Two mobile homes were completely destroyed. Fifteen other homes were damaged.
Numerous trees were knocked down across the county.
Some trees were blown down.
A few trees were knocked 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, May 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: 5357199, 5358162, 5357201, 5357202, 5358215, 5357200, 5357203, 5357204, 5358157, 5358158, 5358163, 5358159, 5358160, 5358161.