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 Oct 23, 1:00 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 200 PM CDT SAT OCT 23 2004 .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT BEGINNING TO PUSH INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IS STRETCHING FROM PARIS TENNESSEE TO WEST HELENA ARKANSAS. THIS LINE WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. BIG QUESTION OF THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS WILL ANYTHING REDEVELOP BEHIND THIS LINE. REGIONAL RADAR IS SHOWING A FEW SMALL SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. DON/T KNOW IF THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOUTHWARD OR NOT. MODELS ARE SHOWING PRECIPITATION ONLY ACROSS EASTERN AREAS OF THE CWA THIS EVENING. WILL WAIT TO MAKE A LAST MINUTE CALL WHETHER TO KEEP POPS ACROSS WESTERN ZONES OR NOT. CLOUDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOME FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. WILL KEEP MENTION OF FOG IN FORECAST. SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO AN UPPER RIDGE ALOFT. THIS WILL KEEP DRY AND MOSTLY CLEAR/PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AROUND THROUGH MONDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA ON MONDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHRA/TSRA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT MAINLY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH BEFORE LIFTING NORTHWARD. WARM FRONT WILL BE FAR ENOUGH NORTH WITH COLD FRONT FAR ENOUGH WEST TO KEEP THE MIDSOUTH DRY THROUGH THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH EXPECT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS DURING THIS TIME. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL BRING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINING DRY CONDITIONS BACK TO THE MIDSOUTH WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. KRS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 400 PM CDT SAT OCT 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>092-241000- 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- 400 PM CDT SAT OCT 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH...MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. KRS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 412 PM CDT SAT OCT 23 2004 MSZ022-023-232145- CALHOUN MS-CHICKASAW MS- 412 PM CDT SAT OCT 23 2004 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CALHOUN AND CHICKASAW COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF VARDAMAN AT 412 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CALHOUN AND CHICKASAW COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HOUSTON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:35 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were knocked down.
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