An upper level disturbance moved into the Mid-South during the late evening hours of June 10th into the morning hours of June 11th, 2009. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the disturbance.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance moved into the Mid-South during the late evening hours of June 10th into the morning hours of June 11th, 2009. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the disturbance. Some storms became severe and produced damaging winds and large hail.
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 Jun 10, 11:18 PM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1218 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 .DISCUSSION... UPDATE FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 951 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009/ ..STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER 3 AM CDT... UPDATE... WILL PUSH BACK TIMING OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM TIMING IN ZONES. DISCUSSION... FIRST MCS/BOW OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS HAS WEAKENED AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO. THUS...NOT EXPECTING ANY HAZARDOUS WEATHER WITH THIS COMPLEX. CONCERNED ABOUT CURRENT MCS/LINE OF STORMS OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS AS THIS COMPLEX WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. BASED ON LATEST MOVEMENT...APPEARS THIS LINE WILL NOT MOVE INTO EASTERN ARKANSAS AROUND 3 AM CDT OR LATER...AND NOT REACH WEST TN AND NORTHEAST MS UNTIL AFTER 4 OR 5 AM CDT. NOT SURE IF THIS LINE WILL HOLD COMPLETELY TOGETHER BY THEN AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER FROM NIGHTTIME COOLING. ON THE OTHER HAND...THIS LINE MAY ACTUALLY SPEED UP AND INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS LOW/MID WINDS/SHEAR AND LIFT INCREASE. CONFIDENCE OF SEVERE STORMS TONIGHT HAS DECREASED SOME WITH THE LATER ARRIVAL. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH ELEVATED INSTABILITY WITH MUCAPE 2500 TO 4500 J/KG...INCREASING SHEAR AND LOW LEVEL JET...AND 500 MB HEIGHT FALLS AS A SHORT WAVE OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS QUICKLY MOVES EAST...THINK THERE IS SOME THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WOULD BE THE MAIN HAZARD AND CAN OCCUR IF COLD POOL BEHIND LINE OF STORMS REMAINS STRONG. CHANCES FOR LARGE HAIL APPEARS TO BE LOWER WITH HIGH WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS 12000-13000 FT AGL. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND FLASH FLOODING REMAIN POSSIBLE. REGARDING THE FORECAST...WILL LEAVE RAIN CHANCES ALONE TONIGHT AND KEEP SEVERE AND HEAVY RAINFALL MENTION ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. MBS && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE MAIN CONCERN FOR TAFS WILL BE BOW ECHO CURRENTLY MOVING OUT OF TEXAS INTO SW ARKANSAS. REMNANTS COULD AFFECT KMEM...KMKL...AND KTUP BTWN 08-15Z. KJBR WILL ONLY SEE LEFT OVER MID CLOUDS FROM REMNANTS OF BOW ECHO OUT OF OKLAHOMA. CIGS SHOULD STAY VFR WHILE VSBYS MAY BE REDUCED TO 3-4 SM. CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP DURING MORNING SHOULD PROHIBIT ANY DEVELOPMENT DURING AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER 3Z...SOME TSRA MAY AFFECT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA NEAR THE FRONT INCLUDING KJBR AND KMKL. HAVE THROWN IN A VCTS FOR NOW. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SW DURING THE DAY AT SPDS AROUND 12 KTS OR GREATER. KRM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 72 90 75 91 / 40 40 40 30 MKL 68 86 69 87 / 30 40 40 30 JBR 68 86 69 89 / 30 40 40 30 TUP 70 86 69 90 / 30 40 40 30 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 958 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-120500- 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- 958 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH AND FORECAST AREA...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A HELENA ARKANSAS TO SAVANNAH TENNESSEE LINE...AFTER 2 AM CDT. DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS WELL AFTER 2 AM CDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH AND FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 2 AM CDT TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR PARTS OF THE MIDSOUTH AND FORECAST AREA. MBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 245 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 MSZ008-012-110815- TATE MS-PANOLA MS- 245 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... CENTRAL TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COMO AT 245 AM CDT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN PANOLA AND TATE COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR JOHN W KYLE STATE PARK AND SENATOBIA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 325 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ARZ036-048-110900- ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR- 325 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... EASTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF HUGHES AT 326 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HUGHES...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES HORSESHOE LAKE.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down trees near the intersection of Highway 51 and License Drive near Nesbit. In addition, trees fell down near the intersection of Pleasant Hill Road and Bridgeforth Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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