15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 14, 1:46 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 246 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 .DISCUSSION... STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WAS ADVECTING IN REMNANTS OF THE MCS FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI EARLIER TODAY. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED FROM JUST SOUTH OF NASHVILLE TO NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY MOIST WITH SEVERAL DEW POINT READINGS IN THE MID AND UPPER 70S. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EVENTUALLY FORM A LINE AND MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW WHICH WILL BRING MORE RAIN CHANCES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AS DISTURBANCES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL AFFECT THE REGION. THE ANTICIPATED RAIN CHANCES WILL BRING A FEW DAYS OF RELIEF FROM THE EXTREME HEAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PAST FEW DAYS. LATEST LONG RANGE FORECASTS INDICATE DRY FORECAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM FOR CROSS...CRITTENDEN...ST. FRANCIS...LEE AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR ALL BUT PHILLIPS COUNTY. MS...HEAT ADVISORY ALL AREAS THROUGH 7 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR TUNICA...DESOTO...TATE...MARSHALL...BENTON...TIPPAH...UNION... ALCORN...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO COUNTIES. MO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. TN...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH 7 PM FOR SHELBY...FAYETTE...HARDEMAN...MCNAIRY AND HARDIN COUNTIES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR ALL OF WEST TENNESSEE. && AC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 345 PM CDT WED JUL 14 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>092-151000- 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- 345 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES ACROSS THE MID- SOUTH FROM ROUGHLY MEMPHIS SOUTHWARD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS AREA INCLUDES HELENA ...CLARKSDALE...TUNICA...TUPELO...OXFORD AND MEMPHIS. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MID SOUTH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE AREA UNTIL 7 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
321 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL DARDEN 35.63N 88.23W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HENDERSON TN POST OFFICE
0234 PM HAIL 3 E SCOTTS HILL 35.52N 88.20W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH DECATUR TN PUBLIC
0310 PM TSTM WND GST 3 E SALTILLO 36.38N 89.30W
07/14/2004 60 MPH OBION TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0314 PM HAIL 5 NNW OLIVE HILL 35.33N 88.06W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HARDIN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
VOGELSANG/CORDEROPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
325 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL DARDEN 35.63N 88.23W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HENDERSON TN POST OFFICE
0234 PM HAIL 3 E SCOTTS HILL 35.52N 88.20W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH DECATUR TN PUBLIC
0310 PM TSTM WND GST 3 E SALTILLO 36.38N 89.30W
07/14/2004 60 MPH OBION TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0314 PM HAIL 5 NNW OLIVE HILL 35.33N 88.06W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HARDIN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0321 PM HAIL OLIVE HILL 35.27N 88.03W
07/14/2004 0.75 INCH HARDIN TN POST OFFICE
&&
VOGELSANG/CORDEROPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL DARDEN 35.63N 88.23W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HENDERSON TN POST OFFICE
0234 PM HAIL 3 E SCOTTS HILL 35.52N 88.20W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH DECATUR TN PUBLIC
0310 PM TSTM WND GST 4 E SALTILLO 35.37N 88.14W
07/14/2004 60 MPH HARDIN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0314 PM HAIL 5 NNW OLIVE HILL 35.33N 88.06W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HARDIN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0321 PM HAIL OLIVE HILL 35.27N 88.03W
07/14/2004 0.75 INCH HARDIN TN POST OFFICE
&&
VOGELSANG/CORDEROPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
408 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL DARDEN 35.63N 88.23W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HENDERSON TN POST OFFICE
0234 PM HAIL 3 E SCOTTS HILL 35.52N 88.20W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH DECATUR TN PUBLIC
0310 PM TSTM WND GST 4 E SALTILLO 35.37N 88.14W
07/14/2004 60 MPH HARDIN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0314 PM HAIL 5 NNW OLIVE HILL 35.33N 88.06W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HARDIN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0321 PM HAIL OLIVE HILL 35.27N 88.03W
07/14/2004 0.75 INCH HARDIN TN POST OFFICE
0352 PM HAIL 3 NNW WALNUT GROVE 35.09N 88.06W
07/14/2004 0.75 INCH HARDIN TN PUBLIC
&&
VOGELSANG/CORDEROSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 443 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 TNZ091-142215- MCNAIRY TN- 443 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...MCNAIRY COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF SELMER AT 443 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN MCNAIRY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SELMER...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
519 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL DARDEN 35.63N 88.23W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HENDERSON TN POST OFFICE
0234 PM HAIL 3 E SCOTTS HILL 35.52N 88.20W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH DECATUR TN PUBLIC
0310 PM TSTM WND GST 4 E SALTILLO 35.37N 88.14W
07/14/2004 60 MPH HARDIN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0314 PM HAIL 5 NNW OLIVE HILL 35.33N 88.06W
07/14/2004 1.00 INCH HARDIN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0321 PM HAIL OLIVE HILL 35.27N 88.03W
07/14/2004 0.75 INCH HARDIN TN POST OFFICE
0352 PM HAIL 3 NNW WALNUT GROVE 35.09N 88.06W
07/14/2004 0.75 INCH HARDIN TN PUBLIC
0458 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW PICKWICK DAM 35.09N 88.26W
07/14/2004 HARDIN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLES DOWN.
&&
VALLEThe Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:34 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were blown down.
A metal building under construction was badly damaged.
A solar heater was blown off of a shed. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
Several buildings were damaged. Numerous trees were uprooted.
Some trees were blown down.
A few trees were knocked down.
Several houses and a church had shingles blown off their roofs. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.
Some large trees were blown down.
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Numerous trees were knocked down.
A large crane fell on a parking garage at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Several cars were damaged at the garage and had to be pulled out. Twenty homes were damaged by fallen trees in Plantersville.
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Several large oak trees were blown down. One tree fell on a house producing substantial roof damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, 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: 5415206, 5415265, 5415266, 5415267, 5415268, 5415269, 5415270, 5415271, 5415272, 5415273, 5415274, 5415275, 5415276, 5415277, 5415278, 5415279, 5415280, 5415281, 5415282, 5415283, 5415284, 5415285, 5415202, 5415286, 5415203, 5415205, 5415204.