1 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 10, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 300 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004 .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN ALONG THE ARKANSAS/MISSOURI BORDER AND IN SOUTHERN KY ATTM NEAR A SURFACE BOUNDARY. THIS BOUNDARY/FRONT WILL DROP SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS PATTERN OPENS THE DOOR MILD DRY WEATHER THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. && RENCH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 310 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 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>092-111100- 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- 310 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 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 REGION TODAY. THERE WILL BE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE FRONT WILL STILL BE OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI ON WEDNESDAY AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI ON WEDNESDAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI ON WEDNESDAY. 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.
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:07 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two barns were destroyed. A house also lost vinyl siding and shingles. Numerous trees were also blown down.
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