An upper level low pressure system moved northeastward into West Tennessee during the evening hours of May 3, 2007. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the upper level low pressure system.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
An upper level low pressure system moved northeastward into West Tennessee during the evening hours of May 3, 2007. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the upper level low pressure system. Some storms 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 May 3, 1:47 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 247 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE FOUND MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN BORDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE 80S OVER MOST OF REGION. UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ALONG THE OKLAHOMA/TEXAS BORDER AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST. AS THIS LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEAKEN EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH REMAINS OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL STILL BE IN PLACE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY SO THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD BE GONE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BRINGING A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. BY MONDAY...NEXT UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND GRADUALLY MOVE EAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP PROVIDE SOME WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 66 79 67 86 / 70 70 20 20 MKL 63 77 63 84 / 70 70 30 20 JBR 63 79 64 86 / 70 70 20 20 TUP 64 78 64 84 / 70 70 30 20 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 454 AM CDT THU MAY 3 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>092-041200- 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- 454 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE MID SOUTH TODAY. A WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE AND WILL HELP TO TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND HAIL POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN DAYTIME HEATING WILL BE MAXIMIZED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT BRIEF SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN AREAS WHERE STRONG STORMS DEVELOP TODAY. JLH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 222 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 ARZ009-MOZ113-031945- CLAY AR-DUNKLIN MO- 222 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...CLAY AND DUNKLIN COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER ST. FRANCIS AT 222 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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 CLAY AND DUNKLIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAMPBELL...MALDEN AND PIGGOTT...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 348 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 MSZ008-012-032115- TATE MS-PANOLA MS- 348 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...PANOLA AND TATE COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF CRENSHAW AT 348 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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 PANOLA AND TATE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SENATOBIA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked a few trees down in T.O. Fuller State Park.
Lightning struck a house on Eagle Tree Road in Covington. As a result of the lightning, smoke was coming from the house. In addition, a hole was punched in the roof and the chimney had collapsed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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