An upper level disturbance moved over the Mid South on the evening of March 31st and continued into the early morning hours of April 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across northern Mississippi.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance moved over the Mid South on the evening of March 31st and continued into the early morning hours of April 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across northern Mississippi. Some of the stronger storms produced flash flooding.
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 Mar 31, 6:51 PM CST, 5 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
751 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008
.DISCUSSION...
STRONG LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO PROGRESS TOWARDS
THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE
DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE LINE OVER WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH
MISSISSIPPI. THE LATEST MESOSCALE ANALYSIS INDICATES LAPSE RATES
OVER THE MIDSOUTH AT 7.5 DEGREES C/KM. SIGNIFICANT LI/S STILL
RESIDE OVER AREAS WEST OF THE MS RIVER. THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
LINE HAS MOVED MUCH QUICKER THAN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE LINE.
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THREATS FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN ADDITION TO
FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS OVER NE AR DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.
CURRENT FORECAST HANDLES ONGOING SITUATION WELL. WILL UPDATE AS
COUNTIES ARE CLEARED FROM WATCH...OR WHEN WATCH EXPIRES AT 1 AM.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 346 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008/
DISCUSSION...
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN A LARGER BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH
WAS EJECTING NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS
AFTERNOON. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI SOUTHWEST TO THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX
OUT IN ADVANCE OF THIS SHORTWAVE FEATURE. INSTABILITY TO OUR WEST
REMAINS HIGHER WHERE MOIST LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENT HAS BECOME
COLOCATED UNDER SIGNIFICANT HEIGHT FALLS. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED
GREATEST HEIGHT FALLS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST AND MAY ONLY
SKIRT NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS EVENING.
LOW LEVEL MOIST AXIS WITH LOWER TO MID 60 DEWPOINTS WILL CONTINUE
TO ADVECT INTO AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER THIS EVENING. AS THE UPPER SHORTWAVE GLANCES THIS AREA THIS
EVENING EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS MODEST
INSTABILITY DEVELOPS. MUCAPES BETWEEN 500-1000J/KG WILL EXIST OVER
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL LATER THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT...AND AS DEEP LAYER SHEAR INCREASES IN ASSOCIATION
WITH THE SOUTHERN END OF A 500MB JET CORE...EXPECT THE ENVIRONMENT
TO BECOME SUPPORTIVE OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...0-1KM
HELICITY VALUES APPROACH 400M2/S2 OVER THESE AREAS. A SLIGHT RISK
WILL BE MAINTAINED ACROSS AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
OVERNIGHT. ANY STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS...MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. FARTHER
EAST...INSTABILITY WILL DROP OFF AS BETTER UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS
MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH. IN ADDITION...STRONG WEDGE OF DRYER AIR
CONTINUES TO INFILTRATE EASTERN AREAS...WITH LOWER SURFACE
DEWPOINTS. THESE FACTORS SHOULD LIMIT/PREVENT SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WILL KEEP MENTION OF STRONG STORM
POSSIBILITIES WITH LOW END POTENTIAL.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO A POSITION ACROSS NORTHWEST
PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA BY TUESDAY MORNING. CONSIDERING LOW
LEVEL DEWPOINTS SHOULD REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MID 60S OVER THE
NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AND PWATS APPROACH 1.5-2.0
INCHES AHEAD OF THE FRONT...EXPECT THE LIKELIHOOD OF HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THIS WILL RAISE THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE STORMS
TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. EXPECTING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...FLASH
FLOODING SEEMS INCREASINGLY LIKELY. WILL KEEP FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN
PLACE OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING.
THE COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL REMAIN HIGH INTO
THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT. A STRONG STORM OR TWO
IS STILL POSSIBLE...BUT SEVERE POTENTIAL SHOULD REMAIN LIMITED AS
INSTABILITY REMAINS MODEST AND SHEAR DROPS OFF WITH SOUTHWARD
EXTENT. ALL OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD COME TO AN END TUESDAY NIGHT
AS THE FRONT SETTLES TO THE SOUTH AND STALLS OVER CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVERHEAD FOR WEDNESDAY PROVIDING
FOR A DRY BUT COOLER WEATHER DAY. THE STALLED FRONT WILL BEGIN TO
LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
BEFORE STALLING JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. EXPECT ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AS MUCH OF THE AREA BECOME
WARM SECTORED AND UNSTABLE. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE IS HINTING AT
THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER EXCESSIVE RAIN EVENT ACROSS NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN AS THE FRONT STALLS AND A
POTENT SHORTWAVE EJECTS EAST AND INITIATES A SURFACE WAVE ALONG
THE FRONT. THIS SCENARIO WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY WATCHED AS THIS
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY AGGRAVATE OR INITIATE NEW RIVER FLOODING
ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOD THREAT...A SEVERE WEATHER EVENT SEEMS
MORE LIKELY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA...AS THE
POTENT SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST AND STRENGTHEN LOW PRESSURE MOVES
NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THIS SHOULD
INITIATE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP OVER THE WARM SECTOR WHERE
INSTABILITY SHOULD INCREASE. LATER FORECASTS WILL PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL
FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER LATER IN THE WEEK.
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY BRINGING AN END TO
THE WET AND STORMY WEATHER WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR NEXT
WEEKEND WITH DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 60 67 46 64 / 100 60 10 10
MKL 59 66 43 63 / 100 60 10 10
JBR 53 61 43 59 / 100 40 10 10
TUP 62 71 48 68 / 90 80 20 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR DESOTO-TUNICA.
TN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-
HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-
WEAKLEY.
&&
ACHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 926 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-020430- 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- 926 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH OF A MARIANNA ARKANSAS...TO OLIVE BRANCH MISSISSIPPI...TO PARSONS TENNESSEE LINE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING HIGH OVER THESE AREAS AS THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN EVENTS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE TONIGHT. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LEXINGTON TENNESSEE TO CHARLESTON MISSISSIPPI LINE. THE GREATEST THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI ON TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH. THIS MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IS REQUESTED TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING OR NEW RIVER FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1200 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 MSZ003-004-009-014-010530- TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-PRENTISS MS-UNION MS- 1200 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLUE MOUNTAIN AT MIDNIGHT CDT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN BENTON...PRENTISS...TIPPAH AND UNION COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF RIPLEY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1215 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 MSZ005-TNZ091-010545- ALCORN MS-MCNAIRY TN- 1215 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF THEO AT 1215 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. PEOPLE IN ALCORN AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CORINTH...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1216 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 MSZ002-008-011>013-010545- MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-QUITMAN MS- 1216 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF BARR AT 1216 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN AND TATE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BATESVILLE...HOLLY SPRINGS AND SENATOBIA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1232 AM CDT TUE APR 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM FLASH FLOOD POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
03/31/2008 RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS BEGINNING TO FLOOD IN AND AROUND POCAHONTAS.
0831 PM HAIL LYNN 36.01N 91.25W
03/31/2008 E0.75 INCH LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0836 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
03/31/2008 E0.75 INCH LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0836 PM FLASH FLOOD RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
03/31/2008 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER COVERING THE ROADS IN RAVENDEN...AND ALSO IN THE
LYNN AREA.
0855 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
03/31/2008 E0.88 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
0905 PM HAIL BAY 35.74N 90.56W
03/31/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY HAIL AT US 63 AND US 463
0915 PM HAIL KENNETT 36.24N 90.05W
03/31/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
0936 PM TSTM WND DMG STEELE 36.08N 89.85W
03/31/2008 PEMISCOT MO EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN.
1035 PM FLASH FLOOD OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
03/31/2008 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER OVER THE ROADS IN THE OAK GROVE HEIGHTS AREA.
1110 PM FLASH FLOOD SOUTHAVEN 36.49N 88.88W
03/31/2008 OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING INTO YARDS AND CLOSE TO HOUSES AT STATE LINE
ROAD AND MILLBRANCH.
1220 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 E DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 89.98W
04/01/2008 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS IN MIDTOWN MEMPHIS AND THE
OVERTON PARK AREA.
1224 AM FLASH FLOOD ROSSVILLE 35.04N 89.54W
04/01/2008 FAYETTE TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODED ROADWAYS AT HWY 194, 57, AND 196.
&&
TABSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1244 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 MSZ005-006-009-010615- ALCORN MS-TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS- 1244 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM PINEFLAT TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF JUMPERTOWN AT 1244 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN ALCORN...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOONEVILLE...CORINTH AND IUKA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1245 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 MSZ002>004-011>015-020>022-010615- TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-UNION MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS- QUITMAN MS-PONTOTOC MS-YALOBUSHA MS-TALLAHATCHIE MS-CALHOUN MS- 1245 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... WESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM HOLLY SPRINGS TO BATESVILLE SUMNER AT 1245 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN BENTON...CALHOUN...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA... PONTOTOC...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TIPPAH...UNION AND YALOBUSHA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BATESVILLE...CHARLESTON...HOLLY SPRINGS...NEW ALBANY...OXFORD...RIPLEY AND WATER VALLEY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF THE ALERT AREA.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:57 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain flooded many roads and back yards near Olive Branch.
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