16 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 Jul 4, 8:55 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 955 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2004 .DISCUSSION... AN MCS OVER N CNTRL AR IS CURRENTLY PROGRESSING SEWD. LATEST SATELLITE AND RADAR TRENDS INDICATE THAT THIS COMPLEX HAS WEAKENED SOMEWHAT IN THE PAST 2 HOURS. STILL SOME POTENTIAL THAT A SVR WIND GUST COULD COME OUT OF IT AS IT APPROACHES THE WRN PART OF THE CWA. THEREFORE...SVR WATCH #547 HAS BEEN ISSUED TO COVER THE SITUATION. ADDITIONAL STORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE MCS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LATER TODAY BUT UNCERTAIN OF THE EWD EXTENT. CURRENT FCST HAS ONLY 10-14 POPS E OF THE MS RVR AND MAY NEED TO BE INCREASEED BY A FEW NOTCHES IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ANOTHER MCS IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT FROM THE NW BUT UNCERTAIN ON ITS SEWD EXTENT. THE REST OF THE FCST PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY A BROAD SUBTROPICAL HIGH OVER THE SE STATES AND FRONTAL BOUNDARIES STALLING TO THE N OF THE CWA. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE TYPICAL SUMMERLIKE WX WITH WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS AND OFF AND ON CHCS OF SHWRS/TSTMS. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. && SWC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 922 AM CDT SUN JUL 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- 922 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT A FEW STORMS COULD REACH THE EASTERN MOST COUNTIES OF ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL TODAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THE EXISTING STORMS TO AFFECT EAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE 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.
16 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees were knocked down.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
A school had its roof blown off. Numerous trees were knocked down.
Several businesses and homes were damaged. Fifteen fiberglass poles were damaged. Some trees were blown down.
Some trees were knocked down.
Some trees and power lines were blown down.
A mobile home park was damaged.
Some trees were uprooted and power lines were knocked down.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Some trees were blown down.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
A church roof was damaged. Some trees were blown down.
The roof of the car wash at a convenience store was blown off and landed against a house. Some power lines and tree were knocked down.
Some power lines were blown down.
Several power lines were knocked down.
A pole was blown into a car windshield on Interstate 55.
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, July 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: 5415012, 5415013, 5415014, 5415015, 5415016, 5415028, 5415017, 5415018, 5415019, 5415020, 5415021, 5415022, 5415023, 5415024, 5415027, 5415025, 5415026.