Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, November 15, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, November 15, 2005
Start: 2005-11-15T14:07
End: 2005-11-15T14:15
Location: Missouri

November 15, 2005 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Nov 15, 1:54 PM CST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 1:54 PM CST, 13 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
154 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

.DISCUSSION...
OUT OF NECESSITY...SEVERE WEATHER...DISCUSSION WILL BE FAIRLY
SHORT...FOR ME. IF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO WHAT IS
CURRENTLY OUT THERE...WILL UPDATE THIS DISCUSSION.

TWO LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT...WITH
SECOND LINE JUST ENTERING NORTHWEST CORNER OF CWA. TEMPS AHEAD OF
FRONT IN 70S WITH DEWPOINTS IN 60S. TEMPS BEHIND FRONT IN 40S AND
50S.
&&

.SHORT TERM (THROUGH FRIDAY)...
FIRST PERIOD POPS WILL BE BASED ON RADAR TRENDS AROUND 2130Z.
SURE THAT SPC WILL ISSUE ANOTHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CWA NEAR
PRESS TIME...AS CURRENT WATCH EXPIRES AT 23Z. WILL LIKELY CLEAR
COUNTIES BEHIND SECOND LINE BY PRESS TIME. WILL PROBABLY LET WIND
ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 00Z...WILL KEEP AN EYE ON OBS BEHIND FRONT TILL
PRESS TIME.

MUCH COLDER BEHIND FRONT. VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS COLD AIR STRATUS
BEHIND FRONT ACROSS ABOUT NORTHERN HALF OF AR. QUESTION BECOMES
WHETHER THIS CLOUD COVER WILL LIFT OUT OF AREA BY MORNING. CURRENT
FORECASTS ARE THAT CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR MOST OR ALL OF AREA BY MID-
MORNING TOMORROW. TEMPS BEHIND IN SUNSHINE WELL BEHIND FRONT ARE
AROUND 50...SO THIS LOOKS REASONABLE FOR HIGHS TOMORROW.

WINDS DECOUPLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SKIES CLEAR...DEWPOINTS IN THE
TEENS. ALL ELEMENTS IN PLACE FOR A WIDESPREAD FREEZE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WITH SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE WEATHER IN AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL NOT CONFUSE ISSUE WITH ANOTHER HEADLINE. FREEZE
WARNING WILL LIKELY GO OUT ON MIDNIGHT SHIFT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
FREEZE LIKELY AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING WITH MINOR MODERATION IN TEMPS.
&&

.LONG TERM (AFTER FRIDAY)...
NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH PERIOD...AS PATTERN HAS CHANGED WITH RIDGE
OVER WESTERN U.S. SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND
ANOTHER ONE ABOUT TUESDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE WITH EITHER
SYSTEM SO NO PRECIP MENTIONED.

SOME WARMING AHEAD OF FRONT ON SATURDAY...BUT MEX NUMBERS FOR
SATURDAY LOOK OVERDONE. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY NEAR OR BELOW
NORMAL FOR EXTENDED PERIOD.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  39  50  28  51 / 100  10  10  10
MKL  38  48  22  48 / 100  10  10  10
JBR  33  48  25  49 /  40  10  10  10
TUP  41  51  26  52 / 100  10  10  10

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
     CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-MISSISSIPPI-
     PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.

MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.

MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALCORN-
     BENTON(MS)-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-
     LAFAYETTE-LEE(MS)-MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-
     QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-
     YALOBUSHA.

TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
     CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-
     HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-
     OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.

&&

WAGNER

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 15, 11:15 AM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1115 AM CST TUE NOV 15 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>092-161500-
ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-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-
1115 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS LIKELY ACROSS THE
MID-SOUTH TODAY.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH.

A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS
MISSOURI...WILL MOVE TO NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT. AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST...IT WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH.

MODERATE INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL SET
THE STAGE FOR AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER ARKANSAS THIS MORNING...AND WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MIDSOUTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE
PRIMARY THREAT BEING SEVERE DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED
DAMAGING TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
LINE OF STORMS. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
SHOULD MOVE ACROSS AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN NOON
AND 4 PM...ACROSS FAR WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE
AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM.

SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH ARE LIKELY
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AS WELL. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH UNTIL 6 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION FOR WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY MORNINGS. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD SET THE
STAGE FOR A COUPLE OF HARD FREEZES. THIS SHOULD BRING AN END TO THE
GROWING SEASON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS...AND HAM RADIO OPERATORS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS WILL BE VERY LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WAGNER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 15, 1:15 PM CST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
115 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0114 PM     HAIL             5 W MUNFORD             35.45N 89.89W
11/15/2005  1.00 INCH        TIPTON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

1259 PM     HAIL             WEST MEMPHIS            35.15N 90.18W
11/15/2005  0.75 INCH        CRITTENDEN         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BLM

Local storm report, Nov 15, 1:21 PM CST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
121 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1159 AM     TSTM WND DMG     JOINER                  35.51N 90.15W
11/15/2005                   MISSISSIPPI        AR   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0105 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WALNUT RIDGE            36.07N 90.96W
11/15/2005                   LAWRENCE           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN, WINDOWS BLOWN OUT

&&

BLM

Local storm report, Nov 15, 1:37 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
137 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE FRIENDSHIP         35.94N 89.20W
11/15/2005                   CROCKETT           TN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            CARPORTS AND ROOFS DAMAGED

&&

BLM

Local storm report, Nov 15, 1:43 PM CST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
143 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0129 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     FRIENDSHIP              35.91N 89.24W
11/15/2005                   CROCKETT           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 MI EAST OF HWY 412 ON CROCKETT/DYER COUNTY LINE

&&

BLM

Local storm report, Nov 15, 1:46 PM CST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
146 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TRENTON                 35.97N 88.94W
11/15/2005                   GIBSON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND MOBILE HOME DAMAGED IN TRENTON

&&

BLM

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:07 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dunklin

When: November 15, 2:07 PM CST to 2:15 PM CST
Where: Dunklin County, 5 mi W of Kennett
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.233, -90.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunklin

When: November 15, 2:10 PM CST to 2:15 PM CST
Where: Dunklin County, 5 mi W of Kennett
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.233, -90.150

Some large road signs were blown down.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, November 2005

Sources

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: 5479865, 5479866.