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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 19, 1:52 PM CST, 4 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
252 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2006
.DISCUSSION...
...HEAT TO PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...
VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS TODAY HAS PRODUCED A HEAT ADVISORY
THAT WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. A MASSIVE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE CONTROLS MUCH OF THE HOT TEMPERATURES OCCURRING ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE U.S.
TOMORROW LOOKS AS HOT IF NOT HOTTER THAN TODAY. IT WILL BE LIKELY
THAT ANOTHER HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING AS HEAT
INDEX VALUES EQUAL OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH IF NOT ALL OF
THE FORECAST AREA. NO RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED.
A STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL DIVE OUT OF SOUTHERN CANADA THURSDAY
NIGHT. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THIS WAVE WILL HAVE DRIFTED INTO
NORTHEAST MISSOURI. THIS SHORTWAVE...IN ADDITION TO CONVECTION
THAT WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT...WILL PUSH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
FARTHER SOUTH AND INTO THE MIDSOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
SLIDES INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI BY SATURDAY EVENING.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY WILL
BRING WELCOMED RELIEF TO THE HEAT OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST AREA BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND
COOL...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL
RESIDE OVER THE REGION INTO TUESDAY.
WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA ON
TUESDAY...AS THE SURFACE HIGH SLIDES FARTHER SOUTHWEST AND SURFACE
WINDS RETURN TO THE SOUTH.
RAIN CHANCES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN THE FORECAST BY WEDNESDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 78 100 78 96 / 0 0 0 30
MKL 72 97 73 94 / 0 0 0 30
JBR 75 100 75 93 / 0 0 10 40
TUP 76 97 77 97 / 10 0 10 30
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-
COAHOMA-DESOTO-LAFAYETTE-MARSHALL-PANOLA-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-
ITAWAMBA-LEE(MS)-MONROE-PONTOTOC.
TN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-
HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&
ACHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 505 AM CDT WED JUL 19 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>092-201215- 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- 505 AM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED HOT TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES AT OR GREATER THAN 105 DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE HEAT ADVISORY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 104 DEGREES. USE CAUTION TODAY IF VENTURING OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH. THE HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE EXPANDED NORTHWARD TO COVER LARGER PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH ON THURSDAY IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE MEMPHIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED HEAT INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL HEAT ADVISORIES. A BREAK FROM THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA AND DELIVERS CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JLH
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees.
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