1 flash flood, 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 4, 11:43 AM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1243 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 .UPDATE... UPDATED TEMPERATURES AND POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN TENNESSEE IN ASSOCIATION WITH MCS MOVING EAST TO SOUTHEAST. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE TO JUST SOUTH OF NASHVILLE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND MOVE SOUTH AND EAST. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && JRA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 313 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 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>092-051015- 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- 313 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 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 COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE MID SOUTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SJM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 850 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ARZ008-009-017-018-041415- CLAY AR-RANDOLPH AR-GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR- 850 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CLAY...GREENE...LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM REYNO TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF LYNN AT 850 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CLAY...GREENE...LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK ROCK...CORNING...HOXIE...PIGGOTT...POCAHONTAS AND WALNUT RIDGE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 914 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ARZ018-041445- GREENE AR- 914 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...GREENE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER EVENING STAR AT 914 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN GREENE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PARAGOULD...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1020 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ARZ028-MOZ113-115-041545- MISSISSIPPI AR-DUNKLIN MO-PEMISCOT MO- 1020 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...DUNKLIN...MISSISSIPPI AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM KENNETT TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANILA AT 1020 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DUNKLIN...MISSISSIPPI AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLYTHEVILLE...CARUTHERSVILLE...GOSNELL...HAYTI...KENNETT... MANILA AND STEELE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1152 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 TNZ054-055-041715- DECATUR TN-HENDERSON TN- 1152 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...DECATUR AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER HENDERSON COUNTY AT 1152 AM CDT...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF PARSONS. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DECATUR AND HENDERSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1222 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 TNZ021-052-054-041745- CARROLL TN-HENDERSON TN-MADISON TN- 1222 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CARROLL...HENDERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCKENZIE TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEMIS AT 1222 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS HAVE WEAKENED SOME TREES IN THE AREA. THEREFORE...40 TO 50 MPH WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREES. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CARROLL...HENDERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUNTINGDON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON AND MCKENZIE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1247 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 TNZ021-054-055-041815- DECATUR TN-CARROLL TN-HENDERSON TN- 1247 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...CARROLL...DECATUR AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM HUNTINGDON TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF REAGAN AT 1247 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SOIL CONDITIONS ARE WET IN CARROLL...DECATUR...AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. THEREFORE...GUSTY WINDS CAN KNOCK DOWN SHALLOW ROOTED TREES. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CARROLL...DECATUR AND HENDERSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUNTINGDON AND LEXINGTON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused water to rise and cover a roadway intersection at Gooch Road and Horny Head Creek Road near Parsons.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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