1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 1, 1:45 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
245 PM CDT TUE AUG 1 2006
.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHES FROM THE MID-SOUTH TO THE EAST COAST
THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON CUMULUS HAVE DEVELOPED BUT IT HAS REMAINED
RAIN-FREE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH TODAY...EXCEPT FOR ONE LONE SHOWER
IN CLAY COUNTY ARKANSAS AT MID-AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE
AT 105 DEGREES OR A LITTLE ABOVE IN SOME SPOTS.
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL DOMINATE MID-SOUTH WEATHER INTO THURSDAY
WITH CONTINUED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. WILL CONTINUE THE HEAT
ADVISORY INTO THURSDAY. SOME INCREASE IN MOISTURE IS FORECAST OVER
PARTS OF NORTH MS AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TN ON WEDNESDAY.
IN ADDITION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INTO THIS AREA. THUS WILL MENTION A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FOR THIS AREA WEDNESDAY.
THE WRF-NMM AND GFS PUSH A WEAK COLD FRONT TOWARD THE MID-SOUTH FROM
THE NORTHWEST BY LATE THURSDAY AND INTO THE AREA BY FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...THE WRF-NMM IS A LITTLE FASTER WITH THE FRONT AS IT
WEAKENS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE A LITTLE QUICKER. ATTM...WILL SPREAD
20 TO 30 PERCENT POPS ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH FROM THE NORTHWEST...
BEGINNING ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MO BOOTHEEL...AND PART OF
NORTHWEST TN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND THE
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD HIGH TEMPERATURES DOWN SLIGHTLY
FRIDAY. WILL KEEP IN A 20 TO 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY AS THE WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES TO OUR SOUTH OR
WASHES OUT ACROSS THE AREA. JUST SLIGHTLY LESS HOT AND HUMID AIR
WILL PUSH MAINLY INTO THE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH SUNDAY
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN ON THE
INCREASE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 78 98 79 99 / 10 10 10 10
MKL 73 96 73 97 / 10 10 10 10
JBR 76 94 76 96 / 10 10 10 20
TUP 74 98 74 99 / 10 20 20 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-
CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE(MS)-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA.
TN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-
HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&
JCLHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 301 PM CDT TUE AUG 1 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>092-021015- 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- 301 PM CDT TUE AUG 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MID-SOUTH. HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL CLIMB TO BETWEEN 102 AND 107 DEGREES. THIS LEVEL OF HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JCL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
An elderly man died after mowing his lawn during the hot afternoon hours. Heat stress was found to be a contributing factor in his death.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Shelby | 2006-08-01 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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