Strong winds between 20 to 30 mph affected West Tennessee during the afternoon of February 3, 2009. An 18-wheeler was overturned in Jackson as a result of the strong winds.
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Strong winds between 20 to 30 mph affected West Tennessee during the afternoon of February 3, 2009. An 18-wheeler was overturned in Jackson as a result of the strong 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 Feb 3, 11:42 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1142 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2009 .UPDATE... UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS. && .DISCUSSION... UPDATE... /ISSUED 1028 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2009/ THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS CONTINUING TO PROGRESS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING. PLAN TO UPDATE THE FORECASTS TO REFLECT THE RAPID TEMPERATURE DROP BEHIND THE FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH IS COVERED WELL IN THE FORECAST. CANNOT RULE OUT A SNOW SHOWER NEAR THE TN RIVER THIS AFTERNOON. SWC DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 247 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2009/ A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGHS WILL LIKELY BE REACHED IN THE MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN EITHER DROP OR HOLD STEADY. THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE...MAINLY NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER...OTHERWISE EXPECT THE FRONT TO COME THROUGH DRY. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30S TO UPPER 40S. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOWS WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S WITH WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIKELY BEING THE COLDEST WITH THE HIGH DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA. WEDNESDAY WILL CHILLY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. BY THURSDAY...THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST AS AN UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO MOVE OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL SET UP A WARMER PATTERN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. RAIN CHANCES MAY OCCUR AS A COLD FRONT SLIPS SOUTH INTO THE CWA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK NORTH BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE RIDGE HOLDS STRONG OVER THE REGION. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON MONDAY BUT LIKELY WILL NOT MOVE INTO CWA UNTIL AFTER END OF FORECAST PERIOD. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA. TEMPERATURES FOR THE THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY PERIOD WILL WARM FROM HIGHS IN THE 40S FOR THURSDAY TO HIGHS IN THE 60S BY THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY. LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S BUT WILL BE IN THE 40S BY THE WEEKEND. KRM && .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THE FRONT IS PRESENTLY AROUND CBM. WINDS ARE NORTHWEST OR CHANGING TO NORTHWEST NOW, AND THEY ARE GUSTING TO 31 MPH. THERE IS A BKN TO OVC DECK OF MID LEVEL CLDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH THE BACK EDGE AT MEMPHIS AND JACKSON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY...25 TO 30 KTS THIS AFTN. CLDS WILL SLIP ON SOUTH OUT OF THE AREA. MEANWHILE...TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN UP TONIGHT UNDER CLEAR SKIES. DEWPOINTS WILL BE DOWN TO NEAR 0 DEGREES. AXIS OF ARCTIC HIGH SHOULD BE IN CENTRAL AR TMR MORNING. WINDS WILL STAY OUT OF THE NORTH AND SKIES SHOULD BE CLEAR. WER && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 42 20 35 19 / 10 0 0 0 MKL 38 16 32 12 / 20 0 0 0 JBR 37 15 33 18 / 10 0 0 0 TUP 42 20 37 16 / 10 0 0 0 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 328 AM CST TUE FEB 3 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>092-041200- 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- 328 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KRM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An 18-wheeler overturned in Jackson.
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