Daytime heating produced scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours of August 2nd, 2007 over West Tennessee. Some of the thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds.
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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 episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
Daytime heating produced scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours of August 2nd, 2007 over West Tennessee. Some of the thunderstorms produced large hail and 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 2, 2:25 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 325 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. THE DENSE HAZE THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUING THE AREA THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS EASED UP THIS AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS REMAINING ABOVE 6 MILES. PATCHY FOG WILL AGAIN DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT SO HAVE ADDED WORDING FOR THIS IN THE FORECAST. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE WARM AND MUGGY WITH MOST LOCALES ONLY DIPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. SAME STORY DIFFERENT DAY TOMORROW AS HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS REMAIN ALONG WITH THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN HANDLING THE AFTERNOON CONVECTION VERY WELL SO DECIDED TO KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS IN THE FORECAST BASED ON PREVIOUS DAY/S TRENDS. ANOTHER WARM AND MUGGY NIGHT CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AS THUNDERSTORMS DIE OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. BY SUNDAY...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST GIVING THIS AREA SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN. UNFORTUNATELY... LOOKS LIKE THE MIDSOUTH MISSES OUT ON THESE CHANCES FOR RAIN AS ONLY A FEW DIURNALLY DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE LONG TERM REGARDING A STRONG UPPER HIGH BUILDING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE START OF THE WORK WEEK. WITH THIS UPPER HIGH AROUND...BELIEVE MOST AREAS WILL BE DRY. THE EUROPEAN KEEPS THIS UPPER HIGH STRONG OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S. WHILE THE GFS BRINGS AN UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE MIDWEST ON TUESDAY. DECIDED TO LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN AND KEEP THE AREA VERY HOT AND DRY WITH HIGHS REMAINING ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 76 97 76 97 / 20 20 10 10 MKL 72 95 70 95 / 20 20 10 10 JBR 73 96 72 96 / 20 20 10 10 TUP 73 96 72 96 / 20 20 10 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && KNS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 353 PM CDT THU AUG 2 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>092-031130- 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- 353 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM CDT ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE MIDSOUTH BY THE END OF THIS WEEKEND. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL YIELD HEAT INDICIES NEAR 105 DEGREES. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KNS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
428 PM CDT THU AUG 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0417 PM HAIL OLIVE BRANCH 34.95N 89.83W
08/02/2007 E1.00 INCH DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON CHURCH ROAD NEAR INTERSECTION OF
PLEASANT HILL RD AND CRAFT RD
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MRMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 439 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 TNZ004-022215- HENRY TN- 439 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...HENRY COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGVILLE AT 439 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD. 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 HENRY COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 448 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 MSZ008-022215- TATE MS- 448 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...TATE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLDWATER AT 448 PM CDT... MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN TATE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SENATOBIA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 500 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 TNZ048>050-022245- LAUDERDALE TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN- 500 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE AND TIPTON COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF NUTBUSH AT 500 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 5 TO 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 HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COVINGTON AND RIPLEY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 507 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 ARZ049-022230- LEE AR- 507 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...LEE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF BRICKEYS AT 507 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN LEE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 515 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 ARZ036-022245- CRITTENDEN AR- 515 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...CRITTENDEN COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF EARLE AT 515 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF EARLE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT.
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:16 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down a few trees along Baseline Road, 2 miles southeast of Cool Springs.
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: 57976, 57978.