13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 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 4, 1:18 PM CST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 218 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 .DISCUSSION... A COUPLE AREAS OF CONVECTION TO DEAL WITH THIS AFTERNOON. FIRST BATCH DEVELOPED ACRS NE MS IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK SHORTWAVE AND SOME SFC CONVERGENCE IN AN AREA OF STRONG INSTABILITY WITH CAPES AROUND 3000 J/KG. A FEW OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN SEVERE WITH PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. THIS STORMS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY EVENING. THE NEXT AREA OF CONCERN IS NE AR AND THE MO BOOTHEEL. AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT WAS GENERATED BY AN MCS EARLIER TODAY IS MOVING INTO NE AR ATTM. THE AIRMASS ACRS NE AR HAS DESTABILIZED RAPIDLY THIS AFTN AS HIGH DEWPOINTS...73 AT JBR... HAVE SURGED NORTH AND TEMPS HAVE BUMPED TEMPS INTO THE MID 90S. THE LATEST LAPS ANALYSIS INDICATES CAPES GREATER THAN 4000 J/KG. MEANWHILE A DECENT SHORTWAVE WAS MOVING ACRS MO WITH SOME STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS. STORMS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND WITH NO CAP ACRS NE AR EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM ACRS NE AR AND THE MO BOOTHEEL. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT SO MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE. SEVERE POTENTIAL WL DIMINISH SOME AS THE EVENING WEARS AND SFC HEATING WINDS DOWN. SFC FRONT WL BE STALLED ACRS THE REGION ON TUESDAY. WL BUMP UP POPS A LITTLE...TO 50 PERCENT...ACRS THE SRN 2/3RDS OF THE AREA WITH HIGH TEMPS A LITTLE COOLER DUE TO CLOUDS AND PRECIP. WL BEGIN TO TAPER POPS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT SLOWLY PUSHES SOUTHWARD. THE FRONT SHOULD BE LOCATED NEAR THE SRN EDGE OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 12Z WED. WL GO WITH A DRY FORECAST ACRS NRN HALF WED AND WED NIGHT WITH SMALL POPS ACRS NRN MS WITH WEAK FRONT IN THE AREA. BY THU GFS DEPICTS A SFC WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT HELPING TO DRAG THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE AREA AND SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA. THIS SOLUTION SEEMS REASONABLE AND HAS SHOWN SOME CONSISTENCY OVER THE PAST FEW MODELS RUN. EXPECT DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM WEATHER THU THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. SJM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 100 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-051000- 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- 100 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A PORTION OF THE MID SOUTH...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM PARIS TENNESSEE TO CLARKSDALE MISSISSIPPI. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL CLIMB TO NEAR DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 105 DEGREES ACROSS A PORTION OF EAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SJM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
136 PM CDT MON JUL 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG OKOLONA 34.01N 88.75W
07/04/2005 CHICKASAW MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE REPORTED DOWN ON EGYPT ROAD
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JFBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
149 PM CDT MON JUL 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG OKOLONA 34.01N 88.75W
07/04/2005 CHICKASAW MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE REPORTED DOWN ON EGYPT ROAD
0131 PM BLIZZARD OKOLONA 34.01N 88.75W
07/04/2005 CHICKASAW MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN
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JRAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
156 PM CDT MON JUL 04 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG OKOLONA 34.01N 88.75W
07/04/2005 CHICKASAW MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE REPORTED DOWN ON EGYPT ROAD
0131 PM TSTM WND DMG OKOLONA 34.01N 88.75W
07/04/2005 CHICKASAW MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN
0140 PM TSTM WND DMG NETTLETON 34.09N 88.62W
07/04/2005 MONROE MS AMATEUR RADIO
LIMBS AND METAL DEBRIS DOWN ON MAIN STREET
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JRAThe Memphis radar (KNQA), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees were blown down on top of a house.
Several trees were knocked down.
Some power lines were blown down.
Radio station KPOC had part of the roof damaged. Several buildings along Highway 67 had significant structural damage. Several large trees and power lines were knocked down. Some of the trees fell on some houses. Some of the down trees caused some gas lines to rupture.
A few trees were knocked down.
Several power lines were blown down.
Three power poles were knocked down.
Some power lines were blown down.
At least one home had some roof damage. Several trees were knocked down.
Several power lines and power poles were knocked down.
Two homes were damaged by fires started by lightning.
Several roads in Jonesboro were flooded.
A large tree limb blew through a mobile home.
A fireworks stand was destroyed.
A couple of trees and power poles were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, July 2005
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: 5465839, 5465840, 5465841, 5464784, 5464785, 5464786, 5464787, 5464788, 5464789, 5464790, 5464791, 5464793, 5464792, 5464794, 5465432, 5464795, 5464796, 5464797, 5465076, 5465431.