A weak cold front moved into East Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours of August 30th, 2007. The front produced scattered showers and thunderstorms over the area.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A weak cold front moved into East Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours of August 30th, 2007. The front produced scattered showers and thunderstorms over the area. Some of the thunderstorms produced damaging winds.
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 30, 2:14 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 314 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 .DISCUSSION...SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS AFTERNOON PLACES A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM FROM NORTH MISSISSIPPI BACK THROUGH CENTRAL ARKANSAS. REGIONAL WSR-88D TRENDS INDICATE A MAJORITY OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MAINLY CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG THE SURFACE BOUNDARY. A FEW ISOLATED CELLS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS A RESULT OF DAYTIME INSTABILITY. TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY PUSH SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MID SOUTH. A MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME INSTABILITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH...PRIMARILY ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF I-40 THROUGH MID EVENING. A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAY BECOME STRONG THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING RAIN FREE WEATHER TO THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING ONLY SLIGHTLY AT BEST THROUGH THE PERIOD. .LONG RANGE...(SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...12Z LONG RANGE GFS/ECMWF MODEL RUN INDICATE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL MOVE EAST AS A TROUGH AXIS MOVES FROM THE PLAINS AND INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD AS THE REGION REMAINS IN A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 315 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-311100- 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- 315 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 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 MOVE THROUGH THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 207 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 MSZ008-012-302000- TATE MS-PANOLA MS- 207 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... CENTRAL TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF COMO AT 207 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN PANOLA AND TATE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BATESVILLE...SARDIS...AND SENATOBIA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
234 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0224 PM TSTM WND GST COMO 34.51N 89.94W
08/30/2007 E60 MPH PANOLA MS PUBLIC
GAS STATION ATTENDANT ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS. CANOPY OVER
PUMPS SHAKING VIGOROUSLY
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DSVSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 243 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 MSZ013-302030- LAFAYETTE MS- 243 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF OXFORD AT 243 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF OXFORD...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 521 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 ARZ049-058-302300- PHILLIPS AR-LEE AR- 521 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF RONDO AT 521 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN LEE AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF WEST HELENA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 532 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 TNZ049-089-302300- FAYETTE TN-TIPTON TN- 532 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF MASON AT 532 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND TIPTON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were knocked down into power lines in the Turkey Scratch area from straight line winds.
Trees were knocked into power lines, 2 miles south of Marvell from straight line winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 58046, 58047.