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 Jun 16, 12:58 PM CST, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 158 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2006 .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY OVER LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF MUCH NEEDED RAIN TO THE CWA. EXPECT CLOUDS TO INCREASE WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. THE SHORTWAVE WILL STILL BE LOCATED OVER THE CWA ON SATURDAY CONTINUING THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT SATURDAY TO BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN FOR MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH AS THE AIR WILL BE VERY MOIST WITH THE SHORTWAVE IN PLACE HELPING TO SET OFF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. BY SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...THE FOCUS OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THAT WILL SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD INTO TEXAS. WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA WILL SEE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...ONE COULD POP ACROSS ANYWHERE IN THE CWA. WILL CONTINUE WITH CHANCE POPS DURING THIS TIME. EXPECT TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD TO BE NEAR NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S AND LOWS IN THE 60S AND 70S. BY TUESDAY...THE UPPER LOW SINKS FURTHER SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN TEXAS ALLOWING CONVECTION TO BECOME MORE DIURNAL IN NATURE. EXPECT ACTIVITY MAINLY DURING AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WILL CONTINUE WITH 20 TO 30 POPS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S FOR HIGHS DURING THIS TIME WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S AND MID 70S. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 75 86 73 88 / 40 70 40 50 MKL 68 83 70 86 / 20 70 30 50 JBR 71 85 71 85 / 30 70 60 70 TUP 70 87 71 89 / 30 70 30 40 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && KRM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 315 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 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>092-171000- 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 FRI JUN 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE THIS EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KRM
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down power lines and poles near Lauratown. A shed was also blown over.
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