2 thunderstorm wind, 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.
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 23, 1:45 PM CST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 245 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 .DISCUSSION... SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE FOUND THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE FORECAST AREA. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SLOWLY SOUTH. IT APPEARS THAT WHAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT OCCURS TONIGHT SHOULD REMAIN WIDELY SCATTERED SO WILL LOWER POPS TO 20 FOR TONIGHT. MODELS SHOW UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BREAKING DOWN SOME AND A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVER THE WEEKEND. THE COMBINATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD GENERATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE THREAT OF RAIN SHOULD END BY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING SOUTH. DRIER WEATHER FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK SHOULD MEAN TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH NORMAL LEVELS. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 420 AM CDT FRI JUL 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>092-231100- 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- 420 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... HEAT INDICES WILL REACH 100 DEGREES SOUTH HALF OF THE MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG. HOWEVER ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 412 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 ARZ026-232130- CRAIGHEAD AR- 412 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CRAIGHEAD COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER JONESBORO AT 412 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED THE STORM HAD PRODUCED DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF JONESBORO. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF JONESBORO...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 419 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 ARZ008-232130- RANDOLPH AR- 419 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...RANDOLPH COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ATTICA AT 419 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL... DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 434 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 TNZ052-232200- MADISON TN- 434 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...MADISON COUNTY. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF SPRING CREEK TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEMIS AT 434 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL... WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF JACKSON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 459 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 TNZ052-232215- MADISON TN- 459 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...MADISON COUNTY. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF SPRING CREEK TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF SPRING CREEK AT 459 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN MADISON COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 521 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 TNZ021-232240- CARROLL TN- 521 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CARROLL COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF CEDAR GROVE AT 520 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN CARROLL COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 529 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 TNZ091-232300- MCNAIRY TN- 529 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...MCNAIRY COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SELMER AT 528 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND FEASIBLY SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN MCNAIRY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SELMER...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:48 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several stop signs were blown down.
A couple of trees were knocked down.
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, 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: 5415289, 5415290.