2 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 21, 1:25 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
225 PM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006
.DISCUSSION...
HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL 700 PM CDT TONIGHT.
RELIEF FROM THE HOT AND HUMID TEMPERATURES WILL COME TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE CWA. THE FRONT WILL BE THE
FOCUS OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE
WILL BE PLENTY OF INSTABILITY AROUND AND A 500 MB JET WILL ALSO BE
ENTERING THE CWA AT THE TIME THUS SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THE STORMS. BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN TONIGHT WILL OCCUR
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MEMPHIS TO JACKSON TENNESSEE.
BY SATURDAY...FRONT WILL SAG FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE CWA AND SHOULD
BE LOCATED SOUTH OF THE CWA BY 00Z SATURDAY NIGHT. EXPECT REMNANT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TONIGHTS CONVECTION TO BE MOVING
THROUGH MUCH OF THE CWA IN THE MORNING. REDEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE
LOCATED ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AT THIS TIME. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING
COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. THE HIGH WILL DOMINATE THE
WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S WARMING TO
THE LOWER 90S BY TUESDAY AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST. LOWS WILL BE
MAINLY IN THE 60S AND 70S.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
RETURN TO THE REGION AND THIS WILL HELP TO SET OFF DIURNAL
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS TIME.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 75 88 67 88 / 50 50 10 0
MKL 72 86 62 86 / 50 50 10 0
JBR 71 86 63 88 / 60 30 10 0
TUP 76 91 68 89 / 20 50 20 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING 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 THIS EVENING FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-
HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&
KRMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 715 PM CDT FRI JUL 21 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>092-221000- 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- 715 PM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING AN END TO THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FROM NORTHEAST ARKANSAS ACROSS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL INTO MOST OF WEST TENNESSEE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF JONESBORO...KENNETT...MEMPHIS AND JACKSON. THE RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FORREST CITY ARKANSAS TO MEMPHIS TO DECATURVILLE TENNESSEE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS MISSOURI AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE SOUTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM NEAR MARIANNA ARKANSAS TO SOUTHAVEN MISSISSIPPI TO SAVANNAH TENNESSEE. THIS AREA INCLUDES MUCH OF EAST- CENTRAL ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND A SMALL PART OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TENNESSEE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TONIGHT...AND MAY BECOME NECESSARY AGAIN ON SATURDAY. JRA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
441 PM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG WEINER 35.62N 90.90W
07/21/2006 POINSETT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF WEINER
&&
MRMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 717 PM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006 MOZ115-TNZ001-019-220045- PEMISCOT MO-LAKE TN-DYER TN- 717 PM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...DYER...LAKE AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER BOLTON AT 717 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. MUCH OF THE STRONG WIND IS OUT AHEAD OF THE THUNDERSTORM BY SEVERAL MINUTES. FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DYER...LAKE AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARUTHERSVILLE...HAYTI AND STEELE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:40 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were downed along Highway 21 around Reelfoot Lake.
Severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines in a corridor from Hornbeak to Troy to Union City.
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, July 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: 5520372, 5520373.