1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 18, 3:45 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 345 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003 .DISCUSSION... A SFC TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INTO SE AR WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR CWA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FOCUS BOUNDARY FOR OUR FIRST SHOT OF SVR WX TDY. THE BEST SHEAR WILL BE MAINLY THIS MORNING WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY. THE BEST SVR WX THREAT EARLY TDY WILL BE MAINLY WIND. ISOLATED TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HEAVY RAIN IS ANOTHER THREAT...BUT AMOUNTS SHOULD BE IN THE 1-2 INCH RANGE. WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING A FLOOD WATCH...BUT WILL CONT TO MONITOR CLOSELY. THE MAIN COLD FRONT OVER SRN PLAINS BEGINS TO ACCELERATE EWD AND MOVES THROUGH OUR CWA TNT. A SFC LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AS A DEEP UPPER TROUGH FOLLOWS THE FRONT. SVR WX STILL A POSSIBILITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT THE THREAT WILL EVOLVE INTO LARGE HAIL SCENARIO AS TEMPS COOL ALOFT FROM THE SHORTWAVE. A SFC HIGH BUILDS IN FROM THE W WED AND WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE LWR MS VLY THU NITE BEFORE MOVING EWD. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUN. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. && SWC
ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-191200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 500 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE...INCLUDING TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER A SMALL PORTION OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...MAINLY FOR TUPELO AND AREAS SOUTH AND EAST. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF THE MID-SOUTH. THIS INCLUDES THE REST OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE...EAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH TODAY. A FEW OF THE EMBEDDED STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTAIN DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS TO 60 MPH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT THIS MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ANOTHER POSSIBILITY IF NUMEROUS STORMS TRACK OVER THE SAME AREA. A SECOND LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MAIN COLD FRONT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM NOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...INCLUDING WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY. 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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were knocked down across a road.
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