Daytime heating resulted in isolated afternoon and early evening showers and thunderstorms across Arkansas on May 27th, 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 27th, 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 27, 2:01 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 301 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 .DISCUSSION... SKIES ARE PARTLY CLOUDY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE FOUND ALONG THE WESTERN...NORTHERN AND EASTERN EDGES OF THE FORECAST AREA AT THIS TIME. MUCH OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL DIE OUT SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. VERY WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL TRACK SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT MAY HELP TRIGGER SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. SOME PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY SHOULD BE PRETTY SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. BY FRIDAY NIGHT WHAT IS LEFT OF THE BOUNDARY WILL BE OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA AND WHAT LITTLE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING WILL END SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN ALABAMA. THIS LOW SHOULD NOT MOVE MUCH OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING MORE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND STALL OUT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY SO ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 7 DAYS. ARS && AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE (27/18Z-28/18Z) SCT-BKN CU CLOUDS AROUND 3500 FT AGL ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 28/01Z WITH ISOLATED TO SCT TSRAS DUE TO AFTERNOON HEATING. MENTIONED VCTS AT THE TAF SITES. AFT 28/01Z MID AND HIGH LEVELS CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH TSRAS DISSIPATING. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED 28/08Z-28/12Z WITH IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT KMKL AND MVFR AT KJBR AND KTUP. SCT CU AROUND 3500 FT AGL DEVELOPING AGAIN AFTER 28/15Z. JCL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 71 87 67 86 / 10 30 10 40 MKL 66 85 62 84 / 20 30 10 40 JBR 68 87 63 85 / 20 20 10 30 TUP 68 88 66 86 / 10 40 20 50 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 448 AM CDT THU MAY 27 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>092-281200- 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- 448 AM CDT THU MAY 27 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 ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...MOST NUMEROUS NORTH OF JACKSON AND JONESBORO ALONG A COLD FRONT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE EACH DAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF STORMS. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE EACH NIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. BORGHOFF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 328 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 MSZ017-272100- ITAWAMBA MS- 328 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR... EASTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF TREMONT AT 328 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN ITAWAMBA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 418 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 TNZ004-272200- HENRY TN- 418 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR... HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTH OF PARIS AT 418 PM CDT... MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN HENRY COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR PARIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 420 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 TNZ021-272200- CARROLL TN- 420 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR... CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF VALE AT 420 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CARROLL COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HUNTINGDON... SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 441 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 MSZ006-009-017-272215- TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-ITAWAMBA MS- 441 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR... NORTHERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTH CENTRAL TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER BURTON AT 441 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN ITAWAMBA...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BAY SPRINGS LAKE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 502 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 TNZ053-054-091-092-272245- HENDERSON TN-CHESTER TN-HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN- 502 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR... EAST CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF SARDIS AT 502 PM CDT... MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CHESTER...HARDIN...HENDERSON AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 503 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 TNZ021-054-272230- CARROLL TN-HENDERSON TN- 503 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILDERSVILLE AT 504 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 CARROLL AND HENDERSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR LEXINGTON...NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST AND NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BEECH LAKE AND PIN OAK LAKE.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:25 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees, power poles and power lines in Lexington.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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