A powerful upper level low pressure system moved into the Midsouth during the evening hours of April 10, 2008 and continued moving through the area during the day on April 11, 2008. The system first produced a few severe storms during the early morning hours of April 10, 2008 over Northeast Arkansas as it approached the area.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
A powerful upper level low pressure system moved into the Midsouth during the evening hours of April 10, 2008 and continued moving through the area during the day on April 11, 2008. The system first produced a few severe storms during the early morning hours of April 10, 2008 over Northeast Arkansas as it approached the area. These storms quickly died off. However by the late afternoon and evening hours, redevelopment occurred across much of the Midsouth. These storms produced large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding. The storms continued into the overnight hours before dying off. Redevelopment then occurred across Northeast Mississippi during the afternoon hours of April 11, 2008 as the system departed the region.
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 10, 7:53 PM CST, 6 hours 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
853 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
.DISCUSSION...
A BUSY EVENING IN PROGRESS WITH TWO LINES OF SEVERE CONVECTION
MOVING ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. THE FIRST LINE HAS THE BEST
INSTABILITY WITH CAPE VALUES 600-800 J/KG AND HELICITY VALUES IN
EXCESS OF 500 M2/S2. THE SECOND LINE IS BEING AFFECTED BY COLDER
AIR ALOFT AND THE BEST FORCING. COORDINATED WITH SPC TO HAVE A
TORNADO WATCH FOR THE FIRST LINE AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR THE SECOND LINE. WINDS ARE STARTING TO DIMINSH BEHIND THE
FIRST LINE OF CONVECTION...HOWEVER WILL LET THE WIND ADVISORY
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AND THEN REEVALUATE. KEEPING AN
EYE ON RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR ALONG THE
SECOND LINE OF CONVECTION. ZONE FORECAST UPDATED FOR NOW. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE CWA.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 309 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008/
DISCUSSION...
A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS
APPROACHING EASTERN ARKANSAS. THE SPC MESOANALYSIS PAGE SHOWED
SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES OF UP TO 1500 J/KG AND LIFTED INDICES OF
-3 JUST AHEAD OF THIS LINE ALONG WITH HELICITY VALUES GREATER THAN
600 M2/S2. THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELL
DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF THE LINE...THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE TO
HIGHLIGHT THE RISK IN THE AFTERNOON PRODUCT SUITE.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY
LEVEL UNTIL A SURFACE COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
THERE IS ALSO A FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR AREAS ALREADY SATURATED
FROM EXCESSIVE RAIN WHICH FELL THE PAST THREE WEEKS. QPF VALUES OF
AROUND ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR STRONGER STORMS. THE COLD FRONT IS SLOW
TO MOVE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY SINCE THE H5 FLOW
BECOMES PARALLEL AND THE UPPER LEVEL FORCING MOVES WELL TO THE
NORTH OF THE AREA.
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SETTLES IN OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS
WEEKEND AND DOES NOT MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT.
CLOUDY...COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST WITH
TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. DURING THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 65 72 46 59 / 70 40 20 20
MKL 65 73 41 59 / 80 50 20 20
JBR 59 68 43 57 / 70 20 20 20
TUP 68 75 49 62 / 80 60 20 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR BENTON MS-COAHOMA-
DESOTO-LAFAYETTE-MARSHALL-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-
TUNICA-YALOBUSHA.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR ALCORN-BENTON MS-
CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR ALCORN-CALHOUN-
CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LEE MS-MONROE-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TIPPAH-
TISHOMINGO-UNION.
TN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
CROCKETT-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-
HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-
HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR DECATUR-HARDIN-
MCNAIRY.
&&
KRM/RJOHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 314 PM CDT THU APR 10 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>092-112215- 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- 314 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MOST OF THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK REMAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MODERATE RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST. STORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND TORNADOES. A FEW SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS. THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE UNTIL 9 PM CDT ACROSS AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...AND UNTIL 11 PM CDT ACROSS FAR WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND BETWEEN 6 PM CDT AND 2 AM CDT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR AHEAD OF THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ON FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REINTENSIFY OVER THE SLIGHT RISK AREA ON FRIDAY AND MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. TEMPERATURES MAY DROP TO NEAR FREEZING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. THIS MAY IMPACT TENDER VEGETATION THAT IS LEFT UNPROTECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH. OKULSKI
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1007 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM HAIL 12 W STEELE 36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL 12 W OF STEELE
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 W STEELE 36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 65-70 MPH WINDS
0800 PM HAIL 5 N HAYTI 36.30N 89.75W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH PEMISCOT MO TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL 5 N HAYTI
0815 PM HAIL LAKE CITY 35.82N 90.45W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZED HAIL LAKE CITY
0845 PM HAIL 5 E PURYEAR 36.44N 88.24W
04/10/2008 E1.50 INCH HENRY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL BETWEEN PARIS LANDING AND
PURYEAR ON I-40
1007 PM HAIL BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.25W
04/10/2008 E0.75 INCH HAYWOOD TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY HAIL AT HART DRIVE IN BROWNSVILLE.
&&
TABSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1007 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 TNZ002>004-020-110330- GIBSON TN-HENRY TN-WEAKLEY TN-OBION TN- 1007 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTH CENTRAL GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UNION CITY TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENFIELD AT 1007 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN GIBSON...HENRY...OBION AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARTIN AND UNION CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1031 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM HAIL 12 W STEELE 36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL 12 W OF STEELE
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 W STEELE 36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 65-70 MPH WINDS
0800 PM HAIL 5 N HAYTI 36.30N 89.75W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH PEMISCOT MO TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL 5 N HAYTI
0815 PM HAIL LAKE CITY 35.82N 90.45W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZED HAIL LAKE CITY
0845 PM HAIL 5 E PURYEAR 36.44N 88.24W
04/10/2008 E1.50 INCH HENRY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL BETWEEN PARIS LANDING AND
PURYEAR ON I-40
1007 PM HAIL BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.25W
04/10/2008 E0.75 INCH HAYWOOD TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY HAIL AT HART DRIVE IN BROWNSVILLE.
1027 PM HAIL HUMBOLDT 35.82N 88.91W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH GIBSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN HUMBOLDT AT HWY 45
&&
TABPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1126 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM HAIL 12 W STEELE 36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL 12 W OF STEELE
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 W STEELE 36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 65-70 MPH WINDS
0800 PM HAIL 5 N HAYTI 36.30N 89.75W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH PEMISCOT MO TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL 5 N HAYTI
0815 PM HAIL LAKE CITY 35.82N 90.45W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZED HAIL LAKE CITY
0845 PM HAIL 5 E PURYEAR 36.44N 88.24W
04/10/2008 E1.50 INCH HENRY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL BETWEEN PARIS LANDING AND
PURYEAR ON I-40
1007 PM HAIL BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.25W
04/10/2008 E0.75 INCH HAYWOOD TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY HAIL AT HART DRIVE IN BROWNSVILLE.
1027 PM HAIL HUMBOLDT 35.82N 88.91W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH GIBSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN HUMBOLDT AT HWY 45
1124 PM HAIL SPRINGVILLE 36.25N 88.15W
04/10/2008 E0.88 INCH HENRY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN
&&
TABSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1138 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 TNZ089-090-110515- FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN- 1138 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITEVILLE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAGRANGE AT 1138 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOLIVAR...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
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</html>The Memphis radar (KNQA), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:00 UTC.
2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding and a mudslide on Highway 301 and Desoto Road just west of Horn Lake.
Strong winds ahead of a low pressure system knocked down a few trees in Corinth. In addition, loose garbage cans and loose items were scattered about the city.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, April 2008
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 98036, 98227, 98037, 98038.