Hail, Henry
- When
- May 14, 11:34 AM CST to 11:39 AM CST
- Where
- Henry County, 3 mi W of Paris
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -88.374
Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, May 14, 2010
A cold front moved through the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of May 14th, 2010 and interacted with a very unstable air mass. Showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 27
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A cold front moved through the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of May 14th, 2010 and interacted with a very unstable air mass. Showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front. Some storms became severe producing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding.
What forecasters said that day
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 14, 9:35 AM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 9:35 AM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1035 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 .UPDATE...SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS MORNING PLACES A COLD FRONT FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BACK THROUGH THE MID SOUTH AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES AS OF 10 AM CDT ARE PREDOMINANTLY IN THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL IS THE PREDOMINANT FORECAST CONCERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. 12Z UPPER AIR SOUNDING FROM KLZK THIS MORNING INDICATES A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS MORNING. A MODIFIED SURFACE BASED PARCEL BASED ON THIS SOUNDING PRODUCES SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES APPROACHING 5000 J/KG...LI/S AROUND -11...AND LOW WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS AROUND 8000 FT. THIS SUGGESTS A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR MICROBURSTS /DAMAGING WINDS/...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE. WILL MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPERATURES BASED ON LATEST SHORT TERM TRENDS...OTHERWISE FORECAST OVERALL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. UPDATED GRIDS WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY. CJC && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 709 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010/ PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 322 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010/ CURRENTLY...A 594DM UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER THE GEORGIA COAST THIS MORNING WITH A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ATTM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT THOUGH SOME ELEVATED DEVELOPMENT IS STARTING TO OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF THE MID SOUTH ATTM WITH HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. TEMPS ARE IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S AT MOST PLACES WITH VERY HUMID CONDITIONS. DEWPOINTS RANGE FROM THE MID 60S TO AROUND 70. TODAY...THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH TO ROUGHLY INTERSTATE 40 LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE THE MOIST AIRMASS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE AS TEMPS CLIMB INTO THE 80S. LIFTED INDEX VALUES OF -8C AND SBCAPES OF GREATER THAN 3000 J/KG INDICATE PLENTY OF FUEL FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AS THE MID LEVEL CAP WEAKENS. POPS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE MID SOUTH. WIND SHEAR IS NOT PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE THOUGH MID LEVEL WINDS OF 30-40 KTS SHOULD PROVIDE MARGINAL SUPPORT FOR STORM ORGANIZATION. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER ROUGHLY NORTH OF A BOONEVILLE MS TO CLARKSDALE MS LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT. TONIGHT...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL PROBABLY BE ON THE WANE DURING THE EVENING AS SURFACE HEATING ENDS. 00Z MODELS POINT TO SOME REDEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF THE EAST TEXAS/WESTERN LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. IN RESPONSE A SOUTHERLY 850 MB LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS ACROSS ARKANSAS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BREAKING OUT ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STALLED SURFACE FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. THE WRF IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH QPF OVER THE MID SOUTH WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF CENTERED A LITTLE FURTHER WEST. WILL GO AHEAD AND INCREASE POPS...MOST SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH. MILD AND HUMID AGAIN OVERNIGHT...LOWS IN THE 60S. SATURDAY...THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER ACROSS THE REGION...PERHAPS MOVING A LITTLE NORTH. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD PUSH NORTH OF THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY WITH REDEVELOPMENT OCCURRING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HEATING...TEMPS 80-85 DEGREES...CREATES SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY ONCE AGAIN WITH SBCAPES GREATER THAN 2500 J/KG. WIND SHEAR WILL BE LIMITED WITH MID LEVEL WINDS OF ONLY 20-30 KTS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER NORTH OF A BOONEVILLE TO CLARKSDALE LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND ARE THE MAIN THREAT ONCE AGAIN. SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A 500 MB TROF WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH ACROSS MISSOURI LIFTING THE STALLED FRONT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. INCREASED LIFT ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE AS PW VALUES HIT 1.75 INCHES. PRECIP CHANCES WILL START TO WIND DOWN ON MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH AND HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD IN. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WITH COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. EXPECT A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE...SEASONABLE TEMPS AND LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS. SJM && .AVIATION... 12Z TAFS SHRA/TSRA SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND NORTH OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. KMKL AND KJBR SHOULD BE THE MAIN TAF SITES AFFECTED. CIGS AND VSBYS MAY TEMPORARILY LOWER TO MVFR DURING THIS TIME. AFTER 18Z...EXPECT ACTIVITY TO MOVE OUT OF AREA GIVING THE AREA A BREAK. CAN/T RULE OUT SOME ISOLATED CONVECTION BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO MENTION. REDEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR LATER ON THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT NOT YET CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO MENTION IN TAFS. WINDS WILL VEER FROM SOUTH/SOUTHWEST TO EAST/NORTHEAST BEHIND THE FRONT. SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE 8 KNOTS OR LESS. KRM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 86 69 83 67 / 50 50 50 40 MKL 83 65 81 64 / 50 40 50 40 JBR 80 63 79 64 / 50 50 50 40 TUP 88 69 85 67 / 30 30 40 30 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 3:05 AM CST, 8 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 405 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 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>092-151115- 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- 405 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 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 FOR SEVERE WEATHER NORTH OF A BOONEVILLE MISSISSIPPI TO CLARKSDALE MISSISSIPPI LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO THE AREA TODAY AND INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN THREAT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM THOUGH SOME THREAT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES INTERACTS WITH A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. SJM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 14, 6:33 AM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 733 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ARZ008-141315- RANDOLPH AR- 733 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR... RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF DALTON AT 733 AM CDT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR POCAHONTAS... SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, May 14, 10:19 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1119 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ARZ026>028-141645- CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-POINSETT AR- 1119 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... WEST CENTRAL 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 MARKED TREE AT 1119 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRAIGHEAD...MISSISSIPPI AND POINSETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CARAWAY...LEPANTO AND MARKED TREE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, May 14, 10:38 AM CST, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1138 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 TNZ021-054-055-141700- DECATUR TN-CARROLL TN-HENDERSON TN- 1138 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CDT FOR... NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER WILDERSVILLE AT 1139 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CARROLL...DECATUR AND HENDERSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST AND NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, May 14, 10:44 AM CST, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1144 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ARZ035-048-141715- CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR- 1144 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR... SOUTHWESTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF FAIR OAKS AT 1145 AM CDT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CROSS AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, May 14, 11:23 AM CST, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1223 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ARZ028-TNZ048-141800- MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN- 1223 PM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR... CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OSCEOLA AT 1223 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN LAUDERDALE AND MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR FORT PILLOW STATE PARK...LUXORA AND OSCEOLA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES OPEN LAKE...SUNK LAKE AND THE CHUTE.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:35 UTC.
Event by event
20 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 14, 11:50 AM CST to 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Henry County, 10 mi W of Paris
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -88.500
Dime to golf ball size hail fell near Como.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 14, 12:35 PM CST to 12:36 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Mc Kenzie
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -88.520
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 14, 12:36 PM CST to 12:41 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Mc Kenzie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -88.520
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 14, 1:20 PM CST to 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, 7 mi W of Huntingdon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -88.545
Flash Flood, Henry
- When
- May 14, 1:30 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, 1.42 mi SSW of India to 1.28 mi SSW of India
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 36.310, -88.278
Heavy rain produced flash flooding near Paris. Fairgrounds Road just east of Paris was flooded.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- May 14, 1:40 PM CST to 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, 2 mi N of Huntingdon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.029, -88.420
Flash Flood, Gibson
- When
- May 14, 2:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, 0.91 mi ESE of Milan to 1 mi ESE of Milan
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.915, -88.755
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Milan. The intersection of North 1st Street and Highway 79 was flooded.
Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur
- When
- May 14, 2:05 PM CST to 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 3.2 mi SSW of Decaturville to 2.97 mi SSW of Decaturville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.541, -88.161
Straight line winds knocked down trees across Brooksy Thompson Road to the southwest of Decaturville.
Flash Flood, Decatur
- When
- May 14, 3:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 1.91 mi SW of Largo to 2.66 mi ESE of Bowmans
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.535, -88.128
Heavy rain produced flash flooding across Decatur County. Several low water crossing were flooded across the county.
Hail, Decatur
- When
- May 14, 3:40 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, Decaturville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -88.130
Hail to quarter size hail fell in Decaturville.
Flash Flood, Henderson
- When
- May 14, 4:10 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, 0.94 mi ENE of Scotts Hill to 0.82 mi NE of Scotts Hill
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.527, -88.236
Heavy rain produced flash flooding near Scotts Hill. Hughes Road was flooded just east of town.
Hail, Chester
- When
- May 14, 4:35 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, 3 mi NE of Masseyville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.331, -88.682
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 1.28 mi SSW of Oakville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.052, -89.955
Nickel size hail fell at the intersection of Tchulahoma Road and Winchester Avenue.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 4:46 PM CST to 4:56 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 1.18 mi ENE of Oakville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.077, -89.931
Dime to nickel size hail fell near the intersection of Interstate 240 and Getwell Road.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 4:52 PM CST to 4:57 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 2.1 mi W of White Station
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.118, -89.937
Golf ball size hail fell at the University of Memphis campus.
Flash Flood, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 5:02 PM CST to 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 0.01 mi N of East Jct to 0.29 mi ESE of East Jct
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -90.030
Heavy rain produced flash flooding across parts of Memphis. The left lane of Interstate 40 was flooded near the Interstate 55 interchange.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 1.77 mi S of Arlington Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.255, -89.676
Quarter size hail fell at Interstate 40 and Highway 385.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 0.6 mi SSE of Arlington
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.292, -89.675
Golf ball size hail fell at Highway 70 and Airline Road.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 5:18 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 1.95 mi SW of Cordova
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 35.128, -89.802
Penny size hail fell at the National Weather Service Office.
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- May 14, 5:18 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Bolivar
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -89.000
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 5:20 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 1.9 mi SW of Cordova
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 35.129, -89.801
Quarter size hail fell at the National Weather Service Office.
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- May 14, 5:20 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Bolivar
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -89.000
Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 14, 5:23 PM CST to 5:28 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 0.65 mi NNE of Arlington Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.289, -89.667
Half dollar size hail covered the ground in Arlington.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- May 14, 5:59 PM CST to 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 1.99 mi NNE of Yum Yum to 1.8 mi S of Hebron
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.378, -89.370
Straight line winds knocked down trees on Highway 222 between Interstate 40 and Somerville and on Akin Road in Northern Fayette County.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 14, 6:00 PM CST to 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 0.97 mi SSE of Hebron to 2.06 mi NNE of Yum Yum
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 35.388, -89.411
Ping Pong to Golf ball size hail fell along Highway 222 near Interstate 40 and along Akin Road in Northern Fayette County.
Hail, Haywood
- When
- May 14, 6:22 PM CST to 6:27 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood County, 1 mi E of Dancyville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -89.282
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 14, 2010
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 14, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, May 14, 2010
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Sources
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: 230203, 230210, 230211, 230212, 230213, 230215, 230218, 230219, 230221, 230223, 230235, 230243, 230245, 230260, 230265, 230266, 230292, 230297, 230298, 230300, 230302, 230301, 230303, 230304, 230305, 230306, 230307.