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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 3, 1:54 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 254 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2006 .DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM...HOT AND HUMID ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG NORTHERN ARKANSAS AHEAD OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE MAIN COLD FRONT. ACTIVITY THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. OTHER ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL WITH THE HEATING OF THE DAY. WILL STAY FOCUSED ON THE NORTHERN PORTION OF STORMS FOR PULSATING CELLS THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY...THE COLD FRONT IS POSITIONED ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI AND NORTHERN INDIANA. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EXPECTING THE COLD FRONT TO BE BISECTING THE MID-SOUTH BY FRIDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS MISSISSIPPI. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH ONLY SCATTERED CHANCES OF RAIN AND STORMS...AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO STALL OUT OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE 90S ACROSS THE AREA. LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...A RETURN TO THE MID AND UPPER 90S ACROSS THE REGION...AS THE FRONT WASHES OUT OR EVEN LIFTS AS AS WARM FRONT. BY MONDAY...THE RIDGE BUILDS BACK IN PLACE ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. AT THIS TIME THE DIFFERENCES IN MODELS ARE IN THE CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK OF THE GFS WITH AFTERNOON SUMMERTIME THUNDERSTORMS. THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE WARMER THAN CLIMO AT THIS TIME...SO WILL CONTINUE TO SPLIT TEMPERATURES BETWEEN THE GFS AND UKMET WITH TEMPERATURES MOVING BACK INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 77 95 73 95 / 30 30 20 10 MKL 72 91 68 93 / 30 30 10 10 JBR 73 91 69 93 / 30 30 10 10 TUP 74 96 71 96 / 20 30 20 20 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && JRA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 315 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2006 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-041100- 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- 315 PM CDT THU AUG 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES LATER TONIGHT...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDICIES AROUND 100 DEGREES. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG DURING THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MAXIMUM HEATING OF THE DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JRA
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 151 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked a power line down near Maynard.
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