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 Apr 24, 2:40 PM CST, 3 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 340 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004 .DISCUSSION... A DEVELOPING CYCLONE IN EASTERN KS WITH A FRONT ARCING SOUTHEAST THROUGH MISSOURI AND THEN SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL AR BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO ARKANSAS THROUGH THE DAY. A LINE OF STORMS NOW IS LOCATED FROM NC TO SC AR. SOME OF THE STORMS HAVE BEEN SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. THEY WILL MOVE FARTHER EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT AHEAD OF THE MENTIONED FRONT. A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 8 PM CDT BECAUSE OF THESE STORMS FOR MIDSOUTH COUNTIES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. LATER IN THE EVENING...THE LINE OF SHOWER/THUNDERSTORMS WILL LOOSE SOME OF THEIR SEVERE CHARACTERISTICS. BUT...THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE A LOT OF RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING TONIGHT. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM/FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT. MS...NONE. MO...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8 PM/FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT. TN...NONE. && RENCH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 405 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-251000- ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS- POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS- TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY- YALOBUSHA- 405 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER UNTIL 8 PM. EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE BOOTHEEL WILL BE IN A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT OF THE MID-SOUTH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AGAIN...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE TIME OF HIGHEST THREAT ON SUNDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM. THE RISK OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY THIS EVENING. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 553 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004 ARZ027-035-242345- CROSS AR-POINSETT AR- 553 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CROSS AND POINSETT COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF HICKORY RIDGE TO 13 MILES WEST OF WYNNE AT 553 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CROSS AND POINSETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARRISBURG...PARKIN...TRUMANN AND WYNNE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 621 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004 ARZ026-250000- CRAIGHEAD AR- 621 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CRAIGHEAD COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO AT 621 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PEOPLE IN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAY... BROOKLAND...CARAWAY...JONESBORO...LAKE CITY AND MONETTE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One large tree was blown down over a power line.
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