4 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 4, 9:42 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1042 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2005 .UPDATE... 15Z SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SFC FRONT FROM HELENA THROUGH MEMPHIS TO JUST SOUTH OF JACKSON TN. THIS FRONT SHOULD NOT MOVE MUCH TODAY. SOUTH OF THE FRONT AIRMASS BECOMING UNSTABLE WITH SFC CAPES ALREADY 1500-2000 J/KG. HOWEVER THERE IS A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUD COVER ACRS THE REGION AND THIS MAY INHIBIT DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTN. NOT MUCH UPPER SUPPORT TODAY AND LAPSE RATES ARE LESS THAN 6 C/KM SO EXPECT ANY CONVECTION TO BE PULSE IN NATURE AND MOST LIKELY NOT SEVERE. WL DECREASE POPS ACRS NE MS SINCE MORNING ACTIVITY JUST ABOUT OUT OF THE AREA OTRW ISOLD-SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS EXPECTED...MORE NUMEROUS TOWARD SRN SXNS. TWEAKED TEMPS A BIT FOR THIS AFTN. MADE A SMALL CHANGE FOR TONIGHT...EXPECT THE FRONT TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. ETA SHOWING A SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE REGION WITH SOME PRECIP DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT. WENT AHEAD AND MOVED POPS A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH INTO THE MEMPHIS AREA. WL CONT TO LOOK AT THIS FOR THE AFTN PACKAGE. .PREV DISCUSSION ISSUED AT 415 AM... LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES COLD FRONT FROM NEAR JONESBORO TO BACK ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AND INTO THE ARKLATEX. CONVECTION FROM LAST EVENING ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA. TODAY...COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH A PORTION OF THE MID SOUTH DURING THE DAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SURFACE BASED CAPES OF 2500 J/KG...LI/S AROUND -6...AND RELATIVELY WEAK WINDS ALOFT WILL SUPPORT MAINLY PULSE TYPE CONVECTION...THOUGH MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE POOR AROUND 5 C/KM. BOTH NAM/GFS SIMILAR WITH TIMING OF FRONT. WILL MONITOR TRENDS THIS MORNING AND ISSUE AN UPDATE TO TRIM POPS IF FRONT MAKES SOME PROGRESS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. TONIGHT...COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AS A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS AND MOVES EAST. WILL CARRY CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES IN FORECAST AREA WITH TAPERING POPS OFF TOWARDS THE TN/MS BORDER. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...FORECAST BECOMES A BIT TRICKY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER 3 /CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE GULF OF MEXICO/ WILL MOVE INLAND AROUND THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI. NAM/GFS BOTH HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES ACROSS MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. THE NAM TAKES A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHILE THE GFS HAS A NORTHEASTERLY TRAJECTORY ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE GFS SOLUTION AND TPC GUIDANCE FOR THE TRACK OF THE TROPICAL LOW. WILL ONLY CARRY 20 POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND NOT CARRY ANY POPS ON THURSDAY. BEYOND THURSDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BRINGING PRECIPITATION FREE WEATHER TO THE MID SOUTH INTO THE WEEKEND. NO CHANGES MADE BEYOND THURSDAY. .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE.
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
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:28 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown down.
Several large tree limbs and some metal debris were knocked down.
Several trees were blown down. One tree crashed a bay window on a house.
A porch was destroyed. Several trees were blown down. Some of the trees fell on two homes and one tree fell on a vehicle.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, 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: 5460877, 5460878, 5460880, 5460879.