A cold front moved through the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of April 7th, 2010. Showers and thunderstorms developed out ahead of the front.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A cold front moved through the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of April 7th, 2010. Showers and thunderstorms developed out ahead of the front. Some storms became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and 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 Apr 7, 12:03 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
103 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010
.UPDATE...
UPDATED TO ADD 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 915 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010/
UPDATE...
SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS
MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. NEW 12Z MODEL RUNS ARE
STARTING TO COME IN. EXPECT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HAVE SENT AN UPDATE
LOWERING POPS FOR THIS MORNING. KEPT 20-30 POPS FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER WESTWARD JUST FOR THE OUTSIDE CHANCE AN ISOLATED
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POPS UP THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...REST OF CWA
WILL BE DRY. REST OF FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR NOW. ALTHOUGH WILL
NEED KEEP AN EYE ON THE WIND SPEEDS TODAY. WEST MEMPHIS AND
JONESBORO ARE CURRENTLY REPORTING WINDS JUST UNDER WIND ADVISORY.
KRM
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 252 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010/
SKIES ARE PARTLY CLOUDY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING QUITE MILD WITH READINGS FROM
THE UPPER 60S TO THE LOWER 70S. COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM NORTHERN
MISSOURI THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO SOUTHWEST TEXAS WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOUND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE FORECAST AREA SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING AND
THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BUT AN
ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND MOVE EAST OF THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING
WITH RAIN ENDING IN EAST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT AND RAIN ENDING
ELSEWHERE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO THE REGION THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COOLER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE FORECAST
AREA WITH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AFTERNOON SOME 10 TO 15 DEGREES
COOLER THAN TODAY. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR THURSDAY NIGHT ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE 30S BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE PARTS
OF WEST TENNESSEE.
THE SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY WITH DRY
WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES A LITTLE WARMER THAN THURSDAY. DRY
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A GRADUAL WARMING
TREND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN U.S. MONDAY AND
TUESDAY WHILE A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE ROCKIES. BOTH THESE
DAYS WILL REMAIN DRY BUT EXPECT WIND TO GRADUALLY INCREASE.
ARS
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT AND VEER NORTHWEST AROUND 10-12 KTS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
VFR CEILINGS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN TO MVFR MAINLY AFTER 08/00Z AS
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW BEGINS TO
MOVE INTO TAF SITES AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. CEILINGS WILL
EVENTUALLY RISE BACK UP TO VFR AFTER 08/14Z. AS OF 18Z TAF
ISSUANCE...CONVECTION IS SLOWLY BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS
ARKANSAS/EAST TEXAS...THINK BEST TIMING FOR ARRIVAL OF STRONGER
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE BETWEEN 07/22Z-08/00Z AT
JBR...07/23Z-08/01Z AT MEM...08 /00Z- 08Z AT MKL...AND
08/02Z-08/04Z AT TUP.
CJC
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 52 63 44 68 / 90 10 0 0
MKL 51 62 36 65 / 80 20 0 0
JBR 49 62 40 67 / 70 10 0 0
TUP 57 65 40 68 / 100 40 0 0
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR COAHOMA-DESOTO-
LAFAYETTE-MARSHALL-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TUNICA-
YALOBUSHA.
TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CROCKETT-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-HAYWOOD-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-
WEAKLEY.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1145 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-081015- 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- 1145 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH. A SLOW MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...EXTREME WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 7 PM CDT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. KRM
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:54 UTC.
7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Alicia. The hail fell for 5 to 10 minutes.
Penny to nickel size hail fell north of Paragould.
Quarter size hail covered the ground in Paragould.
Golf ball hail fell for 30 seconds just north of Paragould.
Straight line winds knocked a tree down onto a house just north of Paragould.
Straight line winds destroyed 2 mobile homes and 3 houses sustained roof and siding damage in Marmaduke. Several commercial buildings also sustained roof and siding damage. In addition, several tree limbs were knocked down. Winds were estimated at 60 mph.
Dime to golf ball size hail fell in Marmaduke.
Straight line winds flipped and tossed about a 14 ft. flat bottom boat which had no motor on it. The winds impaled it up onto a second story I-Beam support structure.
Straight line winds knocked a tree down onto a house in Bay. Power lines were also knocked down in the area.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Jonesboro. The intersection of Matthews Avenue and Madison Street was flooded as well as Aggie Road and Azalea Lane. In addition, Burke Avenue and Culberhouse Street was flooded.
Heavy rain flooded Walnut Street in Blytheville causing the street to be impassable.
Straight line winds blew several trees and power lines down in the Horseshoe Lake area. Approximately, 700 people were without power during the peak outage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2010
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 222839, 222840, 222841, 222842, 222843, 222844, 222845, 222846, 222847, 222848, 222849, 226334, 222850, 222851.