1 lightning, 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 Aug 28, 1:48 PM CST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 248 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2006 .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY...WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ILLINOIS WITH A COLD FRONT STRETCHING THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO OKLAHOMA. CLOUDS HAVE MIXED OUT ACROSS THE REGION ALLOWING TEMPS TO CLIMB TO AROUND 90 AT MOST PLACES. VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER 2 INCHES AND SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S. CONVECTION HAS BEEN SLOW TO INITIATE DUE TO AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT MOVED ACROSS THE MID SOUTH DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...STABILIZING THE AIRMASS FOR A FEW HOURS. TONIGHT...AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROF OVER THE PLAINS CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. SEVERE PARAMETERS ARE MARGINAL THOUGH WITH THE VERY MOIST AIRMASS OVER THE REGION SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN WORKING INTO THE WESTERN SECTIONS BEHIND THE FRONT LIMITING PRECIP CHANCES FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER AS SURFACE WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND THE UPPER TROF PREVAILS ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE FRONT SHOULD MAKE IT THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. WL CONTINUE CHANCE/SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI ON TUESDAY NIGHT. EXTENDED...UPPER TROF REMAINS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WITH A RELATIVELY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE INTO THE WEEKEND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 74 87 68 83 / 50 20 20 10 MKL 71 86 65 82 / 50 30 20 10 JBR 70 85 64 82 / 40 20 10 10 TUP 73 89 70 87 / 50 50 30 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && SJM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 250 PM CDT MON AUG 28 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>092-291000- 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- 250 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE OVER THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE MID-SOUTH FROM THE NORTHWEST AND MOVE INTO THE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO NEAR 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY BE STRONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SJM
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a house on Pine Cone Drive in Lexington during the evening hours. Smoke was seen coming from the attic area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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