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 Aug 28, 8:50 AM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 950 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TENNESSEE THIS MORNING. HAVE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS ACTIVITY SINCE THIS AREA HAD VERY HEAVY RAIN THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA IS QUIET WITH VERY LITTLE CLOUD COVER RIGHT NOW. LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO INDICATE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. LEFT POPS AND TEMPERATURES ALONE FOR NOW AS THEY SEEM TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 208 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 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>092-291100- 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- 208 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MID SOUTH REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OVER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL. SOME STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL MOVE SLOWLY AND MAY REDEVELOP OVER THE SAME AREAS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE CAUSING POTENTIAL FLOODING PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS ON SUNDAY. RAINFALL WILL END BY SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS EAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. 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 211 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 TNZ049-050-088-089-281945- FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN- 211 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...FAYETTE...HAYWOOD...SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF BRIGHTON TO SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS AT 211 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ALONG WITH INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED AS THIS LINE MOVES THROUGH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...HAYWOOD...SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...COVINGTON AND GERMANTOWN... SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and power lines were knocked down.
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