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 Jan 12, 9:00 PM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 900 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005 .DISCUSSION... GOING FORECAST STILL ON TRACK. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ABOUT WESTERN HALF OF ARKANSAS...MAIN EFFECTS IN OUR AREA WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEVERAL BOWING SEGMENTS VISIBLE ON RADAR...BUT HAVENT HEARD MUCH IN THE WAY OF REPORTS UP TO THIS POINT. LIFTED INDICES AROUND -3 AND CAPES OF 400-600 ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS. PROBABLY A 2 TO 3 HOUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SEVERE IN ANY ONE LOCATION. NO TIME-SENSITIVE WORDING IN ZONES...AND MAIN ELEMENTS OF FORECAST WONT BE IN EFFECT TILL AFTER MIDNIGHT...SO NO UPDATES PLANNED AT THIS TIME. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. && WAGNER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 322 PM CST WED JAN 12 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>092-131200- 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- 322 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... A STRONG COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. STRONG WIND SHEAR IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE TIME OF GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM FOR AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...INCLUDING EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING DYERSBURG...MEMPHIS...AND BATESVILLE...AND BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING JACKSON...CORINTH...AND TUPELO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... RECENT PRECIPITATION IN THE OHIO AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONS HAVE RESULTED IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER RISING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT TIPTONVILLE AND CARUTHERSVILLE. THE STAGE AT MEMPHIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE...POSSIBLY REACHING FLOOD STAGE NEXT WEEK. SEE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIVER FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY MORNING. JLH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 0224 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ARZ026>028-035-036-048-049-058-130924- CRAIGHEAD AR-CRITTENDEN AR-CROSS AR-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-PHILLIPS AR-POINSETT AR-ST FRANCIS AR- 0224 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 7 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN ARKANSAS... CRAIGHEAD... CRITTENDEN... CROSS... LEE... MISSISSIPPI... PHILLIPS... POINSETT... ST. FRANCIS...
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:31 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown down.
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