1 heavy rain, 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 25, 1:44 PM CST, 5 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 244 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2004 .DISCUSSION... A MUCH QUIETER WEATHER DAY OVER THE FORECAST AREA THAN EARLIER TODAY WHEN A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED OVER 10 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON OVER SOUTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY MISSISSIPPI PRODUCING FLOODING ISSUES. CURRENT THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE MORE ISOLATED AND SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. A VORT MAX WILL PASS NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY TRIGGERING SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN AND SHOULD BE ISOLATED AT BEST. A COLD FRONT BEGIN TO APPROACH THE REGION BY SATURDAY WHICH WILL HELP INCREASE OUR CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT SHOULD SLIDE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY LEAVING DRY WEATHER FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 328 AM CDT WED AUG 25 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>092-260900- ALCORN MS-BENTON MS-CALHOUN MS-CARROLL TN-CHESTER TN-CHICKASAW MS- CLAY AR-COAHOMA MS-CRAIGHEAD AR-CRITTENDEN AR-CROCKETT TN-CROSS AR- DE SOTO MS-DECATUR TN-DUNKLIN MO-DYER TN-FAYETTE TN-GIBSON TN- GREENE AR-HARDEMAN TN-HARDIN TN-HAYWOOD TN-HENDERSON TN-HENRY TN- ITAWAMBA MS-LAFAYETTE MS-LAKE TN-LAUDERDALE TN-LAWRENCE AR-LEE MS- LEE AR-MADISON TN-MARSHALL MS-MCNAIRY TN-MISSISSIPPI AR-MONROE MS- OBION TN-PANOLA MS-PEMISCOT MO-PHILLIPS AR-POINSETT AR-PONTOTOC MS- PRENTISS MS-QUITMAN MS-RANDOLPH AR-SHELBY TN-ST. FRANCIS AR- TALLAHATCHIE MS-TATE MS-TIPPAH MS-TIPTON TN-TISHOMINGO MS-TUNICA MS- UNION MS-WEAKLEY TN-YALOBUSHA MS- 328 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The awning of a business collapsed due to 3.78 inches of rain that fell in two hours, damaging two vehicles.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, 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: 5421405.