A cold front pushed into the Mid South during the afternoon and evening hours on June 28th, 2010. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of the front.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A cold front pushed into the Mid South during the afternoon and evening hours on June 28th, 2010. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of the front. A few of the storms contained very heavy rain which produced 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 28, 2:13 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
313 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
.DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY...A COLD FRONT IS LOCATED ALONG A BOWLING GREEN KY TO
WALNUT RIDGE LINE AT 19Z. ISOLD TO SCT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STARTED
TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHERE A VERY UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE IS IN PLACE...HIGHLIGHTED BY SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE
LOWER 70S...LIFTED INDEX VALUES OF -5C TO -8C AND SBCAPES OF
2000-4000 J/KG.
THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY...THE COLD FRONT WILL WORK SOUTH TO
ROUGHLY ALONG I-40 BY 12Z TUESDAY. WILL TAPER POPS FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH WITH GREATEST CHANCES OVERNIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF
I-40...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI. WIND SHEAR AND MID
LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN WEAK SO EXPECT PULSE TYPE STORMS WITH
ISOLD DAMAGING WINDS. THE 18Z KLZK SOUNDING HAS WBZ AROUND 12 KFT
AND THE FREEZING LINE AROUND 15 KFT SO HAIL IS LESS OF A THREAT.
COVERAGE WILL PROBABLY DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SLIGHTLY DRIER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO WORK INTO THE VERY NORTHERN COUNTIES SO LOWS MAY
DROP BELOW 70 ALONG THE NORTHERN SECTIONS. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
FRONT EXPECT HUMID CONDS TO CONTINUE WITH LOWS IN THE MID 70S. ON
TUESDAY THE FRONT WILL SAG SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI.
EXPECT AREAL COVERAGE TO INCREASE DURING PEAK HEATING IN THE AFTN
WHEN LIFTED INDEX VALUES REACH -6C AND SBCAPE CLIMB TO 3000 J/KG.
MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BE WORKING INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE MID
SOUTH WITH DEWPOINTS FALLING INTO THE 60S RESULTING IN MUCH MORE
COMFORTABLE HUMIDITIES. HIGHS WILL BE SEASONABLY WARM AROUND 90.
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH
OF THE AREA. WILL KEEP A SMALL POP BASICALLY SOUTH OF A TUPELO TO
CLARKSDALE LINE. MEANWHILE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE BUILDING
INTO NORTHERN AREA OF THE MID SOUTH WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
CONTINUED LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS. LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE
FROM THE MID 60S NORTH TO LOWER 70S SOUTH. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY WILL
RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 80S NORTH TO AROUND 90 SOUTH.
THURSDAY TO SATURDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE
WEATHER SCENE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH WITH RAIN FREE
CONDS...COMFORTABLE HUMIDITIES AND A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE.
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE QUITE COMFORTABLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE FRONT IS PUSHED FURTHER SOUTH AND LOWER
DEWPOINTS WORK INTO EVEN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. HIGHS WILL WARM INTO
THE LOWER 90S BY FRIDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL START TO CLIMB
SLIGHTLY ON SATURDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EAST
ALLOWING HIGHER DEWPOINTS INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT DURING
THIS TIME FRAME. THE GEM...ECMWF AND GFS ALL HAVE THE REMNANTS OF
ALEX MOVING DEEP INTO MEXICO...AS DEPICTED BY THE OFFICIAL NHC
TRACK. MEANWHILE THE ECMWF AND GFS BOTH HAVE THE RIDGE OVER THE MID
SOUTH MOVING SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST AND WEAKENING A LITTLE ALLOWING
SOME GULF MOISTURE TO WORK UP INTO AT LEAST WESTERN PARTS OF THE
MID SOUTH. THE GEM ON THE OTHER HAD HAS THE RIDGE CENTERED OVER
THE MID SOUTH. WILL GO AHEAD AND ADD A 20 POP TO WESTERN AREAS FOR
SUN AND MON WITH SEASONABLY WARM TEMPS CONTINUING.
SJM
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS
PUSHED BACK VCTS AT ALL SITES A COUPLE OF HOURS FROM PREVIOUS
TAFS. CONVECTION IS BEGINNING TO FIRE IN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
TENNESSEE WITH BETTER INSTABILITY AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT
CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SLIDE TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. KEPT VFR
CIGS AT ALL SITES AND KEPT TEMPO TSRA OUT FOR NOW.
KEPT TEMPOS IN FOR PATCHY FOG AT KMKL AND KTUP. LAV GUIDANCE
DEPICTS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WITH VERY LOW DEWPOINT
DEPRESSIONS...WHICH WOULD BE ENHANCED WITH ANY PRECIPITATION.
CCD
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 75 91 71 89 / 40 20 10 10
MKL 71 90 67 87 / 30 10 10 10
JBR 71 89 67 89 / 20 10 10 10
TUP 75 91 71 90 / 50 50 20 20
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITTENDEN-CROSS-
LEE AR-PHILLIPS-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...NONE.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALCORN-BENTON MS-
CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA.
TN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CHESTER-DECATUR-
FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MADISON-MCNAIRY-
SHELBY-TIPTON.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 537 PM CDT MON JUN 28 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>092-300045- 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- 537 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF A HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE LINE THROUGH 7 PM WHERE DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT MAINLY SOUTH OF A HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO PARIS TENNESSEE LINE. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SOME STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ALONG A COLD FRONT WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A FORREST CITY ARKANSAS TO CORINTH MISSISSIPPI LINE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN A FEW LOCATIONS MAINLY SOUTH OF A HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO PARIS TENNESSEE LINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SOUTH OF A FORREST CITY ARKANSAS TO CORINTH MISSISSIPPI LINE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MBS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
512 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 NE FULTON 34.35N 88.29W
06/28/2010 ITAWAMBA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON FAIRVIEW BANNER RD.
0436 PM HAIL 5 E TREBLOC 33.83N 88.76W
06/28/2010 E1.00 INCH CHICKASAW MS PUBLIC
QUARTER HAIL AND 30 MPH WINDS AT KNOX GROCERY OFF OF
BRAND-UNA ROAD
&&
ZEISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 517 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ARZ035-048-282300- CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR- 517 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR... CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF FAIR OAKS AT 517 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CROSS AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR FORREST CITY...MADISON...PARKIN...VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK AND WYNNE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. TLSJR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 518 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 MSZ015-021>023-282300- PONTOTOC MS-YALOBUSHA MS-CALHOUN MS-CHICKASAW MS- 518 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR... NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 17 MILES EAST OF BANNER TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COFFEEVILLE AT 518 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 CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...PONTOTOC AND YALOBUSHA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 524 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 TNZ048>050-052-089-090-282315- LAUDERDALE TN-FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-HARDEMAN TN-TIPTON TN- 524 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR... NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WAS LOCATED FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE TO 7 MILES EAST OF BRIGHTON AT 524 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE...MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BROWNSVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. TLSJR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 525 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 TNZ020-050>052-282315- CROCKETT TN-GIBSON TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN- 525 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR... CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF ALAMO AT 526 PM CDT... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEOPLE IN CROCKETT...GIBSON...HAYWOOD AND MADISON COUNTIES... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HUMBOLDT...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 527 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 CORRECTED FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS TNZ048>050-052-089-090-282315- LAUDERDALE TN-FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-HARDEMAN TN-TIPTON TN- 527 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR... NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE TO 7 MILES EAST OF BRIGHTON AT 524 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE...MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BROWNSVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. TLSJR
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Crockett County. As a result several roads were flooded in the Alamo area.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Crump. Several roads were flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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