1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 2:26 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 326 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2004 .DISCUSSION... SCT TO ISOLD THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP THIS AFTN ACRS THE AREA IN FAIRLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. CAPES ARE 2500-3000 J/KG AND A SEVERE STORM WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. UPPER LOW OVR TX WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE SE U.S. THIS AFTN. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG THE GULF COAST WITH SCT TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. EXPECT THIS DISTURBANCE TO MOVE INLAND INTO AR ON TUE. DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION AND BRING PLENTY OF MOISTURE NORTHWARD. EXPECT A BAND OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO NRN MS TONIGHT AND NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MID SOUTH ON TUE. BY WED MAIN UPPER TROF ENCROACHES ON THE AREA.. DEEP MOISTURE IN PLACE WILL LEAD TO MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY WRN HALF. THIS UPPER SYSTEM WEAKENS ACROSS THE AREA ON THU AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. EXPECT THIS FRONT TO STALL SOMEWHERE OVER THE REGION LATE THIS WEEK WITH ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. GFS BRINGS ANOTHER FRONT THROUGH DURING THE WEEKEND. UNCLEAR WHETHER THESE FRONTS WILL EVER MAKE IT THROUGH SO WILL CONT TO HEDGE WITH LOW POPS AND SEASONABLE TEMPS. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. && SJM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 336 PM CDT MON JUN 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- 336 PM CDT MON JUN 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MID SOUTH LATE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH PENNY SIZE HAIL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND WEST TENNESSEE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT AS A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO LOUISIANA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE ARKLATEX REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE MUCH OF THIS WEEK RESULTING IN A CONTINUED DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS 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. SJM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Many streets in downtown Memphis were flooded. Several cars were stalled.
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, June 2004
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