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 May 27, 11:48 AM CST, 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1248 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 .UPDATE... APPEARS THAT CAPPING INVERSION FURTHER WEST IS ERODING MORE THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. THEREFORE HAVE DECIDED TO ADD 20 POPS FOR AREAS THAT HAD LOWER CHANCES EARLIER. UPDATED FORECAST AND GRIDS ALREADY SENT. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 1026 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006) UPDATE... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE MID SOUTH THIS MORNING AND THIS FEATURE WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL AGAIN BE DRIVEN BY THERMODYNAMIC AND MESOSCALE PROCESSES. THE MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE VORTEX (MCV) THAT MOVED ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS YESTERDAY AND HELPED TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS LAST NIGHT IS NOW POSITIONED OVER SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THIS MCV WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING PEAK HEATING/MAXIMUM INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WHERE CAPPING INVERSION IS WEAKER. AFTER REVIEW OF EARLY MORNING MEM ACARS SOUNDINGS...12Z LZK AND OHX SOUNDINGS...IT APPEARS THAT FAIRLY STOUT CAPPING INVERSION IS NOW IN PLACE AROUND 775 MB (MEM ACARS/LZK SOUNDINGS) ACROSS FAR WEST TENNESSEE...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND POINTS WEST. MODIFICATION OF THESE SOUNDINGS INDICATE CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE MID 90S. FURTHER EAST...CAPPING INVERSION APPEARS WEAKER...AS PER 12Z OHX SOUNDING...WITH CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO 90F. THEREFORE...MCV COMBINED WITH WEAKER CAPPING IN EASTERN AREAS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO SPARK CONVECTION. AS WAS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...STRONG TO EXTREME INSTABILITY WILL AGAIN DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MLCAPES IN EXCESS OF 4000J/KG. THIS EXTREME INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH WEAK DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL ALLOW ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING PULSE SEVERE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. SINCE COVERAGE SHOULD BE LESS THAN YESTERDAY...WILL LEAVE AREA OUT OF SLIGHT RISK FOR NOW BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR EASTERN AREAS FOR UPDATES TO THIS. WILL ADJUST CURRENT HWO TO REFLECT CURRENT THINKING. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...WITH UPPER RIDGING IN PLACE AND VERY LOW PRECIP CHANCES FROM FAR WEST TENNESSEE...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND POINTS WEST...THINK TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH INTO THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER EAST...WHERE MORE ROBUST CU FIELD AND CONVECTIVE CHANCES ARE HIGHER...WILL KEEP LOW 90S IN PLACE. ALL OTHER FORECAST ELEMENTS LOOK GOOD AT THIS POINT. UPDATED GRIDS AND ZONES WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && JLH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 336 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 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>092-281045- 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- 336 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:27 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
One individual near the TVA Dam was struck by lightning. The individual complained of numbness in both arms and was unable to swallow. The individual was transported to a hospital.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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