2 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Aug 4, 8:42 AM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 942 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 .UPDATE... THE WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...CONTINUES TO PROGRESS SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING. A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH. SOME STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH IT WILL ENTER A MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS...SO EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI BY SATURDAY BEFORE WASHING OUT BY SUNDAY. WITH THE BOUNDARY IN PLACE...RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. WILL LOWER HIGHS SEVERAL DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE MID SOUTH...DUE TO CLOUD COVER FROM THE ADVANCING FRONT. FORECAST APPEARS ON TRACK FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF SO WILL LEAVE IT ALONE FOR NOW. UPDATES WILL SENT SOON. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 128 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006) DISCUSSION... CURRENT...A WEAK COLD FRONT STARTING TO PUSH SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA. THE FRONT STRETCHES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. MOST OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCD WITH THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN ACROSS WESTERN KY OVERNIGHT. ATTM...CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND MILD TEMPS PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE MID SOUTH. TODAY AND TONIGHT...COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY SAG SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH INTO A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. SURFACE CAPES VALUES WILL EXCEED 2500 J/KG BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIFTED INDICES AROUND -4C. HOWEVER MID LEVEL WINDS ARE WEAK SO ORGANIZED STORMS ARE NOT LIKELY. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. THIS FRONT WILL SIGNAL A SMALL REPRIEVE FROM THE HEAT WITH NORTHERN SECTIONS SEEING A BREAK TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. IT WILL STILL BE QUITE WARM ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY SINCE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HELPING TEMPS REACH INTO THE UPPER 90S BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES...MAYBE A LITTLE HIGHER. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. NORTH MISSISSIPPI WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP THIS EVENING. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL TRY TO WORK INTO THE MID SOUTH BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT WITH SLIGHT COOLER TEMPS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SOME NORTHERN AREAS WILL HAVE LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SATURDAY...A SLIGHT BREAK FROM THE HIGH HEAT EXPECTED. INSTEAD OF TEMPS IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S...EXPECT READINGS IN THE LOWER AND MID 90S WITH PERHAPS A LITTLE LESS HUMIDITY. THE FRONT WILL BE STALLED JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA SO PARTS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI MAY HAVE AN ISOLD SHOWER/TSTM. SUNDAY...GFS HINTING AT A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING WEST ALONG THE GULF COAST AND PERHAPS INTO THE AREA ON SUN. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CIRCULATION OFF EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THIS FEATURE TO TRAVEL WEST UNDERNEATH THE UPPER RIDGE. THIS FEATURE AND THE ASSOCD DEEPER MOISTURE COULD RESULT IN SCT SHOWERS/TSTMS...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ON SUN AND MAYBE ACROSS EVEN MORE OF THE AREA. HAVE EXPANDED PRECIP CHANCES FOR SUNDAY AND TEMPERED HIGH TEMPS ACROSS EASTERN SXNS A BIT. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...UPPER RIDGE RETROGRADES WESTWARD DURING THIS TIME FRAME. EXPECT MORE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS AND HUMIDITY AS SURFACE WINDS TURN BACK TO THE SOUTH. ISOLD AFTN/EVENING CONVECTION WILL POSSIBLE DUE TO SURFACE HEATING EACH DAY. && .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.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds estimated at 40 to 50 mph knocked down trees and power poles due to the saturated ground conditions near Halls. Two cars received damage as power poles fell on them.
High winds measured at 40 to 50 mph knocked down trees due to saturated ground conditions near Lexington.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, August 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: 5534249, 5534248.