A stationary front was located over the Mid-South June 2nd-June 3rd, 2010. The front was the focus of afternoon and evening thunderstorm development.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A stationary front was located over the Mid-South June 2nd-June 3rd, 2010. The front was the focus of afternoon and evening thunderstorm development. Some of the storms became severe and produced 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 Jun 2, 3:43 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 443 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 .DISCUSSION... RAIN CHANCES AND STRONG/SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS. LATEST MODELS WERE IN FAIR AGREEMENT...BUT SEEMED TO BE HANDLING CURRENT CONVECTION OVER THE MIDSOUTH QUITE POORLY. DID NOT FOLLOW THEM TONIGHT...THEN USED A BLEND THURSDAY AND BEYOND. AT 430 PM ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH AND FORECAST AREA...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE OVER THE AREA...MAINLY NEAR A WYNNE ARKANSAS TO PARIS TENNESSEE LINE NEAR AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AS WELL AS NEAR CHARLESTON AND AMORY MISSISSIPPI. A COLD FRONT WAS NORTH OF THE AREA...EXTENDING FROM OKLAHOMA TO INDIANA. THROUGH 8 PM...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH BEST COVERAGE BETWEEN I-40 AND SOUTH OF A WALNUT RIDGE ARKANSAS TO PARIS TENNESSEE LINE...AS WELL AS NEAR A CHARLESTON TO AMORY MISSISSIPPI. WITH THE AIR BEING UNSTABLE WITH SBCAPE APPROACHING 4000 J/KG WHERE THE AIR HAS NOT BEEN WORKED OVER...A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN HAZARDS. KEPT SLIGHT RISK IN CURRENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA...BUT MAY BE SCALED BACK IF LATEST RADAR TRENDS CONTINUE TO DEPICT WEAKENING STORMS. ANY STORM WILL BE SLOW MOVES AND PULSE IN NATURE...SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE. MOST SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. THE REST OF TONIGHT...KEPT 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE AREA AS THE AIR WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF NEAR DEVELOPMENT OCCURRED NORTH OF A JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE LINE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM POSSIBLE MCS DEVELOPMENT. WITH TODAY/S RAIN TO COOL THE AIR...ADDED PATCHY FOG MENTION EVERYWHERE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALSO...WENT SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN COOLEST MODEL GUIDANCE FOR LOWS...MAINLY IN THE 66 TO 71 DEGREE RANGE. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. KEPT 40 TO 50 PERCENT FOR RAIN CHANCES OVER THE AREA. WITH THE AIR BEING UNSTABLE...A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. STORMS SHOULD REMAIN UNORGANIZED WITH WEAK WIND SHEAR. MOST STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. USED A BLEND OF MODEL GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES...BUT THINK MORE CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL KEEP HIGHS DOWN A FEW DEGREES COMPARED TO TODAY. FRIDAY...WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS. THINK COVERAGE WILL BE LOWER THAN THURSDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...HOT AND MAINLY RAINFREE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WARMEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S AND LOWS IN THE 70S. MAY BE CLOSE TO HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW AFTERNOON/EVENING STORMS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY...WHICH COULD BE SEVERE...BUT WARM MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES SHOULD KEEP MUCH OF THE AREA CAPPED AND RAINFREE. SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY...KEPT LOW RAIN CHANCES DURING THIS TIME FRAME AS THE MIDSOUTH WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF STRONGER MID LEVEL WIND FIELD TO THE NORTH AND BUILDING UPPER RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. ORGANIZED COMPLEXES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. MBS && .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VFR AT ALL SITES...WITH A TEMPO IFR AT KTUP FROM 08-12Z. SCATTERED CB LAYER AND VCTS AT KMEM AND KTUP THIS AFTERNOON AS SATELLITE CONTINUES TO SHOW INCREASING DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN ARKANSAS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH AT 5-10KTS. LATER TONIGHT...SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT THAT FRONT IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. THUS HAVE ADDED VCSH AND CB LAYER IN AT KJBR AND KMKL AFTER 09Z. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME VARIABLE AT THESE SITES AS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEARBY. TSRA CHANCES WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS...BUT WILL INCREASE AT...AND JUST BEYOND THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. JAB && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 71 91 72 91 / 20 50 30 20 MKL 67 90 67 89 / 30 50 30 20 JBR 68 90 69 91 / 20 50 30 20 TUP 68 90 70 89 / 20 40 30 40 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 446 PM CDT WED JUN 2 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>092-040000- 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- 446 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A WYNNE ARKANSAS TO PARSONS TENNESSEE LINE THROUGH 8 PM. DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS. OUTSIDE THE SLIGHT RISK AREA...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL THROUGH 8 PM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH 8 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES INTERACT WITH A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE. THE HOTTEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HEAT INDICES MAY APPROACH 105 DEGREES. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA NORTH OF A WYNNE ARKANSAS TO PARSONS TENNESSEE LINE. MBS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 307 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 MSZ004-009-014-016-017-022045- TIPPAH MS-PRENTISS MS-UNION MS-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA MS- 307 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR... NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF PRATTS FRIENDSHIP AT 308 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN ITAWAMBA...LEE...PRENTISS...TIPPAH AND UNION COUNTIES... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BALDWYN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 319 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 TNZ002-003-022100- WEAKLEY TN-OBION TN- 319 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR... EASTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF UNION CITY AT 319 PM CDT... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN OBION AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR MARTIN AND UNION CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 325 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ARZ008-009-022115- CLAY AR-RANDOLPH AR- 325 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR... NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER MAYNARD AT 326 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CLAY AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
327 PM CDT WED JUN 02 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0244 PM TSTM WND DMG TUPELO 34.26N 88.73W
06/02/2010 LEE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
911 RECEIVED REPORTS OF TREES DOWN BETWEEN JACKSON AND
LUMPKIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF TUPELO
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ZEISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 416 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 TNZ003-004-022200- HENRY TN-WEAKLEY TN- 416 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR... NORTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... CENTRAL WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS LANDING STATE PARK TO 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF COTTAGE GROVE AT 416 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN HENRY AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR PARIS LANDING STATE PARK AND PARIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
446 PM CDT WED JUN 02 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0244 PM TSTM WND DMG TUPELO 34.26N 88.73W
06/02/2010 LEE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
911 RECEIVED REPORTS OF TREES DOWN BETWEEN JACKSON AND
LUMPKIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF TUPELO
0244 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SE CARUTHERSVILLE 36.12N 89.59W
06/02/2010 E60.00 MPH DYER TN CO-OP OBSERVER
OBERVER TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 155 ONE MILE EAST OF
MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE REPORTED WINDS ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH
CAUSING VEHILCE TO VEER.
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ZEIThe Memphis radar (KNQA), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:52 UTC.
2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds blew a hotel sign into portions of a hotel wall causing damage at the Interstate 55 exit at Osceola.
Quarter to golf ball size hail fell at the Interstate 55 exit at Osceola.
Dime to golfball size hail fell near Lunsford.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Lake City. Several roads were flooded as a result.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Manila. Several streets were flooded as a result.
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, June 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: 239171, 239176, 239187, 239189, 239191.