Hail in Mississippi, April 23, 2004

Name: Hail in Mississippi, April 23, 2004
Start: 2004-04-23T22:55
End: 2004-04-23T23:00
Location: Mississippi

April 23, 2004 · NWS MEG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $750
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Apr 23, 7:41 PM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 7:41 PM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
841 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OCCASIONALLY IN LINES
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHEAST ARKANSAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SEVERE AND CONTAINED VERY
HEAVY RAIN. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
ACCUMULATED AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE 3 HOURS ENDING AT 8 PM
IN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY. SIMILAR AMOUNTS FROM THUNDERSTORMS FARTHER WEST
ARE ABOUT TO MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS IN THAT COUNTY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS COULD TOTAL 3 TO 4 INCHES IN CRAIGEAD COUNTY THIS EVENING.
HEAVY RAINS BUT NOT QUITE AS HEAVY AMOUNTS HAVE ALSO AFFECTED
POINSETT COUNTY. MORE RAIN DEVELOPING SOUTHWARD IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WILL LIKELY AFFECT WESTERN AREAS OF THE MID SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING OVER NORTH
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN WEST TENNESSEE. THE ACTIVITY IN NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS IS ALSO SEEN SPREADING EASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST TENNESSEE
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR AT LEAST THE REMAINDER OF THIS
EVENING. PRESENT ZONE FORECAST IS ON TRACK. UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED
AS NEEDED.

&&

.MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLOOD WATCH MAINLY NORTH OF I-40.
MS...NONE.
MO...FLOOD WATCH.
TN...FLOOD WATCH IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER COUNTIES FROM TIPTON
     NORTHWARD TO LAKE AND OBION COUNTIES.
&&

JCL

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 6:05 PM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
705 PM CDT FRI APR 23 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>092-241100-
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-
705 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH
MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.

.DAY ONE...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL
AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THE CHANCE OF STORMS CONTAINING DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL IS RELATIVELY LOW BUT CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI WILL RETURN NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE MOST
WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI
BOOTHEEL. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS THAT
OCCUR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED JUST AHEAD OF THIS FRONT.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ON SUNDAY...THERE WILL BE A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF THE
MID-SOUTH EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 9:39 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1039 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

TNZ088-240415-
SHELBY TN-
1039 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...SHELBY COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS AT 1039 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN SHELBY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BARTLETT...
COLLIERVILLE AND GERMANTOWN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

Local storm report, Apr 23, 10:01 PM CST, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1101 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1045 PM     HAIL             BRADEN                  35.37N 89.58W
04/23/2004  0.75 INCH        FAYETTE            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL REPORTED 2 INCHES DEEP COVERING GROUND

&&

MM

Local storm report, Apr 23, 10:09 PM CST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1109 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1040 PM     HAIL             2 SW GERMANTOWN         35.07N 89.82W
04/23/2004  1.00 INCH        SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED IN FOX MEADOWS AREA.

&&

MM

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 10:21 PM CST, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1121 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

MSZ001-240445-
DE SOTO MS-
1121 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...DESOTO COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORMORANT AT
1121 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PEOPLE IN DESOTO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERNANDO...HORN
LAKE...OLIVE BRANCH AND SOUTHAVEN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 10:23 PM CST, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1123 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

MSZ003-TNZ090-240500-
BENTON MS-HARDEMAN TN-
1123 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...BENTON AND HARDEMAN
COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANAAN AT 1123
PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN BENTON AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
BOLIVAR...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

Local storm report, Apr 23, 10:25 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1125 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     HAIL             SE BRADEN               35.37N 89.58W
04/23/2004  1.25 INCH        FAYETTE            TN   PUBLIC

            ON INTERSTATE 40

&&

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Benton

When: April 23, 10:55 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where: Benton County, 1 mi N of Ashland
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $750
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.850, -89.167

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, April 2004

Sources

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: 5392549.