1 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 Apr 11, 2:41 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 341 PM CDT MON APR 11 2005 .DISCUSSION...SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS AFTERNOON PLACES COLD FRONT ACROSS OK/TN/AR BORDER. VISIBLE/88D TRENDS SHOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WHERE ATMOSPHERE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DESTABILIZE. MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. EXPECTING CONVECTION ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS TO DEVELOP INTO A LINE AND MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MODERATELY STEEP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. IF BOUNDARY LAYER CAN RECOVER BEFORE UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA...THINK THAT SEVERE POTENTIAL MAY LAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH WIND PROFILES SUPPORTIVE OF DAMAGING WINDS. EVENING SHIFT WILL MONITOR CONVECTIVE TRENDS AND UPDATE AS NEEDED. THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE POPS INTO WEDNESDAY AS CUTOFF UPPER LEVEL LOW GRADUALLY MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND ACROSS THE EAST COAST BY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE MID SOUTH ON THURSDAY AS CUTOFF LOW MOVES UP THE EAST COAST AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH CLOUD COVER GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY THURSDAY NIGHT. .FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING PRECIPITATION FREE WEATHER TO THE MID SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS LONG RANGE MODELS DEPICT ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 400 PM CDT MON APR 11 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>092-121030- 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 MON APR 11 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS EVENING...MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND SOUTH OF I-40. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THROUGH 10 PM. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL...BUT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 450 PM CDT MON APR 11 2005 MSZ002>006-009-012>015-020>022-TNZ089>092-112300- ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-LAFAYETTE-MARSHALL- MCNAIRY-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TALLAHATCHIE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO- UNION-YALOBUSHA- 450 PM CDT MON APR 11 2005 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 152 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSISSIPPI... ALCORN... BENTON... CALHOUN... LAFAYETTE... MARSHALL... PANOLA... PONTOTOC... PRENTISS... TALLAHATCHIE... TIPPAH... TISHOMINGO... UNION... YALOBUSHA... IN TENNESSEE... FAYETTE... HARDEMAN... HARDIN... MCNAIRY... MSZ016-017-023-024-112300- CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LEE(MS)-MONROE- 450 PM CDT MON APR 11 2005 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 152 CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSISSIPPI... CHICKASAW... ITAWAMBA... LEE... MONROE...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 610 PM CDT MON APR 11 2005 MSZ016-017-023-024-112330- CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LEE(MS)-MONROE- 610 PM CDT MON APR 11 2005 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 152 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN MISSISSIPPI... CHICKASAW... ITAWAMBA... LEE... MONROE...
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:17 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Four power poles were blown down onto a gas station. Several telephone lines were also blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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