A cold front moved through West Tennessee during the evening hours of April 25, 2007. Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of the front, some of which produced damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A cold front moved through West Tennessee during the evening hours of April 25, 2007. Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of the front, some of which 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 Apr 25, 2:02 PM CST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 302 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 .DISCUSSION... AN H5 UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM EASTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY FRIDAY. THE CONVECTION OUT IN FRONT AND ALONG A COLD FRONT HAS BEEN MAINLY SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION OVERNIGHT IN NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH AS THE DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVES EASTWARD. THE OTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WITH THE POTENTIAL THIS EVENING FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. RESIDUAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW TRACKS ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY ISSUES WITH A SHORTWAVE UPPER TROUGH PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY. THE 12 UTC GFS CUTS THIS UPPER LEVEL FEATURE OFF AND THEN PUSHES IT SLOWLY INTO THE MID SOUTH NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE 12 UTC ECMWF COMES TO A SIMILAR SOLUTION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH WITH A DIFFERENT LOW TRACK. HAVE REMOVED POPS AND WEATHER FROM SATURDAY/S FORECAST AND DECIDED HOLD OFF ON POPS UNTIL WEDNESDAY FOR NEXT WEEK DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE IN MODEL PERFORMANCE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 59 71 53 70 / 70 30 10 10 MKL 60 71 48 67 / 70 50 10 10 JBR 56 69 51 70 / 50 30 10 10 TUP 62 74 52 71 / 80 50 10 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && OKULSKI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 450 AM CDT WED APR 25 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>092-261200- 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- 450 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE HEATING WILL CREATE MODEST INSTABILITY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WIND SHEAR AND AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WHICH MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE GREATEST THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AREA SHOULD SHIFT TO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH LATER TONIGHT AS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES IN FROM THE WEST AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AGAIN... THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. JLH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 556 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 MSZ022-252330- CALHOUN MS- 556 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...CALHOUN COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER PITTSBORO AT 556 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PEOPLE IN CALHOUN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 559 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 MSZ004-014>016-023-252345- TIPPAH MS-UNION MS-LEE MS-PONTOTOC MS-CHICKASAW MS- 559 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...CHICKASAW...LEE...PONTOTOC... TIPPAH AND UNION COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW ALBANY TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF PYLAND AT 559 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN CHICKASAW...LEE...PONTOTOC...TIPPAH AND UNION COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOUSTON...NEW ALBANY AND PONTOTOC...SHOULD MONITOR THIS LINE OF STORMS CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 648 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 MSZ005-009-TNZ091-260030- ALCORN MS-PRENTISS MS-MCNAIRY TN- 648 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...ALCORN...MCNAIRY AND PRENTISS COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 10 MILES WEST OF SELMER TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHEELER AT 648 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN ALCORN...MCNAIRY AND PRENTISS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOONEVILLE...CORINTH AND SELMER...SHOULD MONITOR THIS LINE OF STORMS CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 716 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 MSZ006-009-017-024-TNZ092-260100- TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-ITAWAMBA MS-MONROE MS-HARDIN TN- 716 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...HARDIN...ITAWAMBA...MONROE... PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHILOH TO 4 MILES NORTH OF AMORY AT 716 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN HARDIN...ITAWAMBA...MONROE...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN...AMORY...FULTON...IUKA AND SAVANNAH...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 716 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 MSZ006-009-017-024-TNZ092-260100- TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-ITAWAMBA MS-MONROE MS-HARDIN TN- 716 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...HARDIN...ITAWAMBA...MONROE... PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHILOH TO 4 MILES NORTH OF AMORY AT 716 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN HARDIN...ITAWAMBA...MONROE...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN...AMORY...FULTON...IUKA AND SAVANNAH...SHOULD MONITOR THIS LINE OF STORMS CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 732 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 TNZ054-055-260115- DECATUR TN-HENDERSON TN- 732 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...DECATUR AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF SARDIS AT 732 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PEOPLE IN DECATUR AND HENDERSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down 3 to 4 trees along with power and phone lines near Bath Springs.
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