A cold front moved south into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of June 16th, 2010. Showers and thunderstorms developed along the front across West Tennessee.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A cold front moved south into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of June 16th, 2010. Showers and thunderstorms developed along the front across West Tennessee. Some storms became severe producing damaging winds and flash flooding. By the afternoon of June 17th, the front began lifting back north as a warm front. Additional showers and thunderstorms developed. Some of these storms became severe as well producing 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 16, 2:55 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 355 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .DISCUSSION... DEALING WITH A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE BIG STORY WILL BE THE INCREASING HEAT ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH A LATE JUNE HEAT WAVE SETTING UP ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH BY THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE MIDSOUTH WAS ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER TX THIS AFTERNOON. SBCAPES HAVE CLIMBED TO NEAR 3000 J/KG ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH STRONG SOLAR HEATING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY AIR HAS SPREAD INTO THE AREA AT THE MID LEVELS INCREASING THE MICROBURST POTENTIAL SOME...THUS CAN NOT RULE OUT DAMAGING WINDS FROM THE STRONGER STORMS. THE WET BULB ZERO HEIGHT WAS NEAR 13 KFT LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE BUT THE 0-6 KM AVERAGE WIND SPEEDS ARE AROUND 10 KTS SO MOST OF THE STORMS ARE MOVING AND NOT REMAINING IN ONE LOCATION FOR LONG. THINK MOST OF THESE STORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIE OUT AFTER SUNSET WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. HOWEVER...AM WATCHING A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING INTO NORTHEAST OK AND SOUTHWEST MO. THINK THESE STORMS AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHEAST AR...THE MO BOOTHEEL...AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST TN THIS EVENING. THUS KEPT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THINK THURSDAY WILL BE MUCH LIKE TODAY...WITH HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WILL SEE JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH INCREASING HEAT AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION FROM THE WEST. HEAT INDEX ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA AS EARLY AS FRIDAY...AND FOR MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HEAT INDEX READINGS MAY CLIMB TO NEAR 105 DEGREES OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE BY THE WEEKEND OVER MUCH OF AREA. LOOKS LIKE A LATE JUNE HEAT WAVE WILL SET IN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE WEEK. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SCENARIO IN SHOWING A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES INTO THE MIDSOUTH. THE ECMWF IS ESPECIALLY STRONG WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WITH A 500 MB HIGH OF 598 DM CENTERED OVER MO BY TUESDAY EVENING. THINK TEMPERATURES MAY CLIMB TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 100 DEGREES OVER A GOOD PART OF THE MIDSOUTH BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK IF THIS PLAYS OUT AS INDICATED WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS CLIMBING TO NEAR 110 DEGREES. THE CHANCE OF RAIN BECOMES TOO SMALL TO MENTION IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. JCL && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE ISOLATED SCATTERED PULSE TYPE THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AS MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING/INSTABILITY COMBINE WITH A LEFT OVER SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. THINK BEST CHANCES FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE AT MEM/MKL/TUP AND INCLUDED VCTS. ONLY MENTIONED CB FOR JBR WHERE LOWER COVERAGE ANTICIPATED. ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AROUND 17/02Z WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. MVFR VISIBILITIES AT TUP ALSO POSSIBLE BETWEEN 17/10-12Z. CJC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 76 95 77 96 / 20 30 20 20 MKL 71 93 71 94 / 20 30 20 20 JBR 73 95 74 96 / 30 30 20 20 TUP 73 93 73 95 / 20 30 20 20 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 324 PM CDT WED JUN 16 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>092-171030- 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- 324 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS NEAR 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL BUILD OVER THE MIDSOUTH BY THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR PART OF THE AREA AS EARLY AS FRIDAY...AND MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH THIS WEEKEND INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. HEAT INDEX READINGS MAY CLIMB CLOSE TO 110 DEGREES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JCL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 142 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ARZ028-TNZ048-161900- MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN- 142 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR... EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF ASHPORT AT 142 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN LAUDERDALE AND MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES CHISHOLM LAKE...OPEN LAKE AND SUNK LAKE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 204 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 TNZ052-161930- MADISON TN- 204 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR... SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF BEMIS AT 204 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 MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR JACKSON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 305 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 TNZ003-004-021-162030- CARROLL TN-HENRY TN-WEAKLEY TN- 305 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR... NORTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... EAST CENTRAL WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GLEASON AT 305 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CARROLL...HENRY AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 313 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 TNZ053-054-162045- HENDERSON TN-CHESTER TN- 313 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR... CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF JACKS CREEK AT 313 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CHESTER AND HENDERSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 348 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 MSZ001-002-TNZ088-089-162115- DE SOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN- 348 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR... NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLLIERVILLE AT 348 PM CDT...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DESOTO...FAYETTE...MARSHALL AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR COLLIERVILLE AND GERMANTOWN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:01 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds blew tree limbs down along the Poplar Avenue corridor from near Hacks Cross Road in Germantown to Byhalia Road in Collierville. In addition, minor roof damage occurred to at least one house in the area. Shutters were also blown off the house.
Straight line winds knocked down trees in Bradford.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Collierville. The intersection of Houston Levee Road and Frank Road was flooded as a result.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding near Collierville. Houston Levee Road was flooded between Frank Road and Poplar Avenue. One car accident occurred as a result of the flooding.
Straight line winds knocked down trees in Palmersville. One of the trees blocked a local road.
Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees in the town of Henry.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, 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: 239489, 239491, 239490, 239754, 239751, 239755.