3 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 Aug 4, 7:30 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 830 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2004 .UPDATE... ACTUAL COLD FRONT IS STILL WELL TO OUR NORTH...FROM ABOUT CENTRAL IL INTO NORTHERN MO WHERE THE DEWPOINTS BEGIN TO DROP OFF INTO THE 60S. HOWEVER...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SOUTHERN IL INTO SOUTHEASTERN MO AND EXTREME NORTHERN AR. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS SURFACE TROUGH. THESE STORMS ARE PRESENTLY AFFECTING PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN AR. A FEW STORMS HAVE BEEN STRONG...BUT REMAINED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS IN OUR FORECAST AREA. 00Z SOUNDING DATA CONTINUES TO INDICATE A WEAK CAP OVER THE MIDSOUTH WITH TEMPERATURES QUITE WARM ALOFT...OHX AND LZK 00Z SOUNDINGS SHOW 500 MB TEMPERATURES OF MINUS 3 DEGREES C. SPC HAS REMOVED THE SLIGHT RISK FROM ANY PART OF OUR FORECAST AREA FOR TONIGHT. WILL UPDATE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK TO REMOVE THE THREAT OF SEVERE. A FEW STORMS STILL COULD BE STRONG...PARTICULARLY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS SHORT WAVE WILL AID TO DECREASE THE CAP...BUT ON THE OTHER HAND...WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING THE ATMOSPHERE WILL GRADUALLY STABILIZE. UPDATED FORECAST/GRIDS EARLIER TO INCREASE POPS SOME THIS EVENING FROM NORTHEASTERN AR INTO NORTHWEST TN. ALSO...MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE WIND FOR TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...CURRENT FORECAST IS ON TRACK...WILL NEED TO UPDATE AND FRESHEN ZONE WORDING LATE THIS EVENING. .PREV DISCUSSION... ISSUED 225 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2004 A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREAS STRETCH ACRS THE OH AND MID MS RIVER VALLEYS THIS AFTN. CONVECTION BEGINNING TO DEVELOP FROM NRN KY SOUTHWEST INTO WRN KY...ALONG MAIN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFT OVER FROM LAST NIGHTS COMPLEX. CONVECTION HINDERED ON WRN END OF THE BOUNDARY BY CAP. THAT SHOULD CHANGE THROUGH THE EVENING AS CAP WEAKENS. CURRENTLY ACRS THE MIDSOUTH...MID/HIGH CLOUDS COVER MOST OF THE AREA WITH TEMPS IN THE LOWER 90S. SFC DEWPOINTS HAVE RISEN INTO THE MID 70S EVERYWHERE EXCEPT NE MS BRINGING HEAT INDICES TO AROUND 105 DEGREES. COLD FRONT WL PUSH INTO THE MID SOUTH THIS EVENING. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTN/EARLY THIS EVENING AS 500 MB SHORTWAVE PUSHES INTO THE AREA...WEAKENING THE CAP. PLENTY OF INSTABILITY TO FEED ON THIS EVENING WITH CAPES 3000-4000 J/KG AND SFC DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S. LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHC FOR SVR WX WL BE NORTH OF THE MEM AREA...ACRS NE AR...MO BOOTHEEL AND NW TN THIS EVENING WHERE THE BEST INSTABILITY OVERLAYS A STRONGER MID LEVEL WIND FIELD. BY 12Z THU FRONT WL BE LOCATED ACRS NRN MS AND WL LEAVE A SMALL POP IN FOR THAT AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WL BUILD IN DURING THE AFTN. A MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIRMASS WILL BE FILTERING IN ON BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS DURING FRI AFTN. FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT WILL BE PRETTY MUCH CLOUD FREE AND COOL. EXPECT NEAR RECORD LOWS SAT MORNING. SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SFC HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST ALLOWING FOR A LITTLE MORE HUMIDITY AND WARMTH. ANOTHER FRONT SLIDES THRU TUE/WED TIME FRAME SO WL CONT CHC POPS. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 835 PM CDT WED AUG 4 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>092-051100- 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- 835 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDSOUTH FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. 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 644 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2004 ARZ008-050015- RANDOLPH AR- 644 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...RANDOLPH COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF RAVENDEN SPRINGS AT 644 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF POCAHONTAS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 708 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2004 ARZ017-050030- LAWRENCE AR- 708 PM CDT WED AUG 4 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...LAWRENCE COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF RAVENDEN AT 708 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BLACK ROCK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:39 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Some trees and power lines were knocked down. A couple of power poles were broken.
A metal storage building was lifted up off the ground and slammed down. Several houses sustained roof damage. A hay barn was damaged. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.
A few trees were knocked down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, August 2004
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: 5422041, 5422042, 5422043.