Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, August 6, 2005

Name: Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, August 6, 2005
Start: 2005-08-06T15:15
End: 2005-08-06T18:00
Location: Tennessee

August 6, 2005 · NWS MEG · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $61,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 Aug 6, 1:00 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 1:00 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
200 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005

.DISCUSSION...

REMNANTS OF A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AS AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW ALONG THE GULF COAST BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD. THE
COMBINATION OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL HELP TO PRODUCE SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MIDSOUTH. A FEW OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE LIKE YESTERDAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAVOC WITH THE WEATHER
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH
ALABAMA. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA SEEING THE
BEST CHANCES. WILL GO WITH A RANGE OF 20-50 POPS DURING THIS TIME
WITH THE HIGHEST IN THE EAST. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE A TAD COOLER
DUE TO THE SCATTERED CONVECTION WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER
90S DURING THIS TIME.

BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE
AREA. STILL EXPECT DIURNAL CONVECTION TO OCCUR. WILL CONTINUE WITH
20-30 POPS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM BACK UP INTO THE MID 90S FOR
HIGHS.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...NONE
MO...NONE
MS...NONE
TN...NONE

KRM

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 3:00 PM CST, 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
400 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 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>092-071000-
ALCORN-BENTON-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-
400 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. A
FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND BEING THE
MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...WITH ANY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE WEATHER TODAY.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: August 6, 3:15 PM CST to 3:20 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Arlington
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.300, -89.683

Two large trees were blown over.

Hail, Madison

When: August 6, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
Where: Madison County, 2 mi N of Jackson
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $150
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.650, -88.833

Flash Flood, Madison

When: August 6, 4:35 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County, 3 mi N of Jackson
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.667, -88.833

Several roads were flooded.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crockett

When: August 6, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
Where: Crockett County, Alamo
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.783, -89.117

Many trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chester

When: August 6, 4:50 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
Where: Chester County, Henderson
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.433, -88.667

Several trees were blown down. Some of the downed trees fell on top of a few cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When: August 6, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
Where: Decatur County, Sugar Tree
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.833, -88.050

Some trees were blown down on top of several power lines.

Lightning, Madison

When: August 6, 5:30 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Jackson
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A suite of medical offices were damaged by a fire started by lightning.

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, August 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: 5471382, 5471383, 5471384, 5471385, 5471386, 5471388, 5471387.