Daytime heating resulted in isolated afternoon and early evening showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas on May 26th, 2010. A few storms were severe with damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
Daytime heating resulted in isolated afternoon and early evening showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas on May 26th, 2010. A few storms were severe with damaging 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 May 26, 3:03 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 403 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 .DISCUSSION... A CONTINUATION OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD FOR MOST OF THE AREA. THE LARGE AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT BEFORE REDEVELOPING OVER THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE TO THE WEST BEFORE BEING PUSHED BACK EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. EARLY NEXT WEEK THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL CHANGE TO A MORE ZONAL PATTERN. SURFACE HIGH CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE LOW LEVELS. HOWEVER...A WEAK BOUNDARY BETWEEN TWO AIR MASSES WILL MOVE THROUGH ON THURSDAY AND MAY PROVIDE SOME SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND MORE STABLE AIR TO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM INTO NEXT WEEK WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND THE UPPER LEVEL ZONAL PATTERN PROVIDING WARM AIR AND HUMID AIR ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. TLSJR && .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN REMAINS SHORT TERM CONVECTIVE TRENDS. UPPER LEVEL STEERING WINDS REMAIN VERY LIGHT AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS. HAVE INTRODUCED A BRIEF PERIOD OF TSRA AT ALL BUT KTUP...WHERE MIDLEVEL RIDGING WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER. STILL CANNOT RULE OUT TSRA OVER NORTHEAST MS. THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...EXPECT BEST TSRA CHANCES TO OCCUR WEST OF THE MS RIVER. VERY LIGHT OR CALM OVERNIGHT WINDS AND HIGH SURFACE DEWPOINTS WILL RESULT IN PATCHY RADIATIONAL FOG AT ALL SITES...WITH KMEM THE LIKELY EXCEPTION. PWB && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 70 90 70 87 / 30 30 20 20 MKL 64 89 65 85 / 20 30 20 20 JBR 67 89 67 87 / 30 30 20 10 TUP 66 92 67 89 / 20 20 10 30 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 444 AM CDT WED MAY 26 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>092-271145- 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- 444 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME INSTABILITY INCREASES. SOME STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...ALTHOUGH A SEVERE STORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL SINK SOUTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY AND INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI BY FRIDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD AGAIN DEVELOP BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH A COUPLE SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL WEAKEN QUICKLY THURSDAY EVENING AND THEN RE-FIRE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT FRIDAY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH FRIDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. BORGHOFF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 422 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ARZ036-MSZ001-TNZ088-262200- CRITTENDEN AR-DE SOTO MS-SHELBY TN- 422 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR... CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF WEST MEMPHIS AT 423 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...DESOTO AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR MARION AND WEST MEMPHIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES HORN LAKE... LAKE MCKELLAR AND ROBCO LAKE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 440 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ARZ036-048-262215- ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR- 440 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR... CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF JERICHO AT 441 PM CDT... MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR MARION...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES WAPANOCCA LAKE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 443 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 MSZ001-007-008-262215- DE SOTO MS-TUNICA MS-TATE MS- 443 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR... SOUTHWESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... WESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER EUDORA AT 444 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DESOTO...TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES ARKABUTLA LAKE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 444 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ARZ026-028-MOZ113-115-262230- CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-DUNKLIN MO-PEMISCOT MO- 444 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR... EASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF HORNERSVILLE AT 445 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRAIGHEAD...DUNKLIN...MISSISSIPPI AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BLYTHEVILLE...CARAWAY...GOSNELL...HAYTI... KEISER...KENNETT...LAKE CITY...LEACHVILLE...MANILA...MONETTE...SENATH AND STEELE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BIG LAKE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 458 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ARZ036-MSZ001-TNZ088-262230- CRITTENDEN AR-DE SOTO MS-SHELBY TN- 458 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR... CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER WEST MEMPHIS AT 459 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...DESOTO AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR MARION AND WEST MEMPHIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES LAKE MCKELLAR AND ROBCO LAKE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 510 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ARZ027-028-036-262300- MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR- 510 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR... NORTH CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... EASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF DYESS AT 510 PM CDT... MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...MISSISSIPPI AND POINSETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR LEPANTO...MARKED TREE AND TYRONZA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds estimated at 60 mph knocked down power lines on Highway 147 and destroyed an outbuilding to the southwest of West Memphis. Several trees were also uprooted.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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