2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Apr 2, 1:03 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 203 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 .DISCUSSION... INITIAL UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH AT THIS TIME. A BATCH OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (BELOW SEVERE LIMITS) ARE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. MORNING CLOUD COVER AND ADDITIONAL DEBRIS WITH THE CLUSTER HAVE SEVERELY LIMITED INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON. WATER VAPOR SHOWS THAT THE INITIAL SHORTWAVE HAS SCOURED OUT A GOOD DEAL OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE LEAVING ONLY NEAR SURFACE MOISTURE FOR THE FRONT TO WORK WITH AS IT COMES THROUGH TONIGHT. NAM APPEARS TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON THE SITUATION WHICH INDICATE THAT RAIN CHANCES ARE REALLY LOW BECAUSE OF LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE. HOWEVER...IF A STORM OR TWO WERE TO DEVELOP THERE IS PLENTY OF SHEAR IN PLACE. ASSUMING ADDITIONAL HEATING BEHIND THE INITIAL CLUSTER...CAPES OF AROUND 1000- 1500J/KG. SO...AN ISOLATED TORNADO AND LARGE HAIL REMAIN A THREAT IF CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND PROVIDE DRY AND COOLER WEATHER THROUGH MIDWEEK. LOW DEW POINTS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION. AS A RESULT...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME FREEZING TEMPS IN THE OUTLYING AREAS OF WEST TN AND NORTHEAST MS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS IF WINDS SLACKEN OFF ENOUGH AT NIGHT. GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW AN UPPER DISTURBANCE TRYING TO MOVE OVER THE RIDGE AXIS POSITIONED JUST WEST OF THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE DUE TO THE RIDGE COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL DRY AIR SHOULD KEEP THE AREA DRY. RAIN CHANCES RISE ONCE AGAIN TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER SYSTEM ROLLS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SYSTEM LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO CURRENT ONE AND MAY HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && VALLE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 446 PM CDT SUN APR 2 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>092-040000- 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- 446 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT. ALSO...ANOTHER TORNADO WATCH COVERING THE REMAINDER OF THE MID SOUTH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP IN THE WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST TENNESSEE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1259 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1252 PM HAIL CURTIS STATION 34.33N 90.15W
04/02/2006 E0.50 INCH PANOLA MS TRAINED SPOTTER
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DSVSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 440 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ARZ008-022200- RANDOLPH AR- 440 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...RANDOLPH COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 23 MILES WEST OF RAVENDEN SPRINGS AT 440 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. PEOPLE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 505 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ARZ009-018-022245- CLAY AR-GREENE AR- 505 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CLAY AND GREENE COUNTIES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL AND A TORNADO WAS NEAR RAVENDEN AT 505 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE ARRIVING INTO CLAY AND GREENE COUNTIES AROUND 530 PM. PEOPLE IN CLAY AND GREENE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARMADUKE...PARAGOULD...KNOBEL AND RECTOR...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
514 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
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ARCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
520 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0515 PM TORNADO IMBODEN 36.20N 91.18W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0516 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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ARCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
600 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0515 PM TORNADO IMBODEN 36.20N 91.18W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0516 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0517 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF DOZEN HOMES DESTROYED AND DOWNED POWERLINES
0525 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 E4.25 INCH LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0531 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0535 PM TORNADO 1 S POCAHONTAS 36.25N 90.97W
04/02/2006 RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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ARCThe Paducah radar (KPAH), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.
2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds caused damage to a building and the Malden Airport. Some campers were rolled. Trees were uprooted.
The tornado tracked east out of Greene County, Arkansas into Dunklin County, Missouri. The tornado then continued east into Pemiscot County, Missouri. Seven homes were destroyed and thirty-three homes were damaged.
The tornado continued east out of Dunklin County into Pemiscot County. The tornado lifted near the Mississippi River. There were two fatalities in Braggadocio. One hundred thirty people were injured. The most affected area was the southern portion of Caruthersville. Two hundred twenty-six homes were destroyed and five hundred forty-two homes were damaged. In addition, the city of Caruthersville's water tower was destroyed, cutting off water access to the entire city.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Pemiscot | 2006-04-02 | 69 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
| Tornado, Pemiscot | 2006-04-02 | 93 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Missouri, 2006Warnings in Missouri, April 2006
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: 5506264, 5506266, 5506267, 5506268, 5506265.