An upper trough moved into Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours of July 10th, 2007. The trough produced scattered showers and thunderstorms ahead of the trough over West Tennessee.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
An upper trough moved into Arkansas during the afternoon and evening hours of July 10th, 2007. The trough produced scattered showers and thunderstorms ahead of the trough over West Tennessee. Some of the thunderstorms produced dangerous lightning.
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 10, 2:22 PM CST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 322 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 .DISCUSSION... CURRENTLY...A VERY MOIST AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS CONTINUES IN PLACE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE LOW 70S WITH PWS OVER 2 INCHES. SBCAPES RANGE FROM 500-1000 J/KG ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND WEST TENNESSEE WHERE RAIN AND CLOUDS HAVE PERSISTED. THE AIRMASS HAS DESTABILIZED MORE ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE THE SUN HAS MADE AN APPEARANCE AND SBCAPES ARE APPROACHING 3000 J/KG AROUND TUPELO. AN UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS IS PROVIDING LIFT AND RESULTING IN CONTINUED SHOWER/TSTM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AREA. TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. THE UPPER TROF CURRENTLY ENTERING WESTERN ARKANSAS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT AND INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MODELS ARE MOVING THIS FEATURE MORE QUICKLY AND NO LONGER DEVELOPING A CLOSED SURFACE LOW ALONG THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE PUSHING INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT EXPECT NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT WITH PRECIP TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER SUPPORT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. DUE TO THE VERY MOIST AIRMASS EXPECT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INVOF THE MEMPHIS AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE COULD STILL BE SOME ISOLD/SCT TSTM DEVELOPMENT ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT WHERE INSTABILITY WILL BE THE GREATEST. WILL LEAVE SMALL POPS IN DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 2/3RDS OF THE FORECAST AREA. WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE FORECAST AREA AND WITH LOSS OF HEATING EXPECT AFTERNOON ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA TO DIE QUICKLY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH AND SOME DRIER AIR WILL TRY TO PUSH INTO THE REGION. TEMPS WILL BE COOLEST ACROSS NORTHEAST SECTIONS WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE FRONT MEANDERS BACK NORTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS A RESULT PRECIP CHANCES WILL RETURN. THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK SOUTH INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE TROF MOVES EAST OF THE REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE TRIES TO BUILD ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH. EXTENDED...THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. BOTH MODELS FORECAST THE FRONT TO MOVE BACK NORTH AND WASH OUT THIS WEEKEND. MEANWHILE AN UPPER LEVEL TROF DEVELOPS ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. AS A RESULT EXPECT CONTINUED PRECIPITATION CHANCES WITH MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 72 89 70 89 / 70 20 10 30 MKL 71 87 61 88 / 70 20 10 10 JBR 71 88 65 88 / 70 20 10 30 TUP 72 88 68 90 / 70 40 10 20 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && SJM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 330 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 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>092-111100- 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- 330 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WARM...VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL PRODUCE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SJM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 325 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 ARZ036-048-049-MSZ007-102100- LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-TUNICA MS- 325 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...CRITTENDEN...LEE...ST. FRANCIS AND TUNICA COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED OVER MARIANNA AT 325 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...LEE...ST. FRANCIS AND TUNICA COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUGHES AND MARIANNA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 417 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 MSZ001-007-102200- DE SOTO MS-TUNICA MS- 417 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...DESOTO AND TUNICA COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM ROBINSONVILLE TO 13 MILES WEST OF DUBBS AT 417 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DESOTO AND TUNICA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HORN LAKE AND SOUTHAVEN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 456 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 MSZ001-008-TNZ088-102245- DE SOTO MS-TATE MS-SHELBY TN- 456 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...DESOTO...SHELBY AND TATE COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS TO ARKABUTLA AT 456 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN DESOTO...SHELBY AND TATE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...HERNANDO...HORN LAKE...OLIVE BRANCH... SENATOBIA AND SOUTHAVEN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 535 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 MSZ011-102300- QUITMAN MS- 535 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...QUITMAN COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF DARLING AT 535 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN QUITMAN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 550 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 MSZ002-TNZ089-102320- MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN- 550 PM CDT TUE JUL 10 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...MARSHALL AND SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLLY SPRINGS AT 550 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HOLLY SPRINGS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 620 PM CDT.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck the Middlecoff Dental Group building. The strike caused significant damage to office equipment inside the building. No injuries occurred.
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