An upper level low located over eastern sections of the Mid South combined with an outflow boundary draped across the area resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms over parts of West Tennessee. A few of these storms were severe with large hail during the evening hours.
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An upper level low located over eastern sections of the Mid South combined with an outflow boundary draped across the area resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms over parts of West Tennessee. A few of these storms were severe with large hail during the evening hours.
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 28, 5:46 PM CST, 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 646 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .DISCUSSION... UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 248 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010/ DISCUSSION... SKIES ARE PARTLY CLOUDY OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. A FEW SHOWERS CAN FOUND OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AT THIS TIME. THE MAIN FEATURE WHICH WILL INFLUENCE THE WEATHER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WHICH IS MOVING INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTH OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND REACH THE GULF COAST BY SUNDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL BE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR DURING THE SUMMERTIME...THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCES DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME LARGE HAIL. BY MONDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WEAKENS AND WILL NOT PLAY AS BIG A ROLE IN THE WEATHER FOR THE FORECAST AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION STARTING MONDAY NIGHT TRIGGERING MORE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL RETREAT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON THURSDAY AND THEN MOVE BACK SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WHICH MEANS MORE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 7 DAYS. && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF CYCLE A WEAK BOUNDARY IS PUSHING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. AT 28/23Z THE BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED FROM ABOUT UNION CITY TO MEMPHIS TO FORREST CITY. ISOLD-SCT TSRAS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY...INCLUDING KMKL AND KTUP AREAS...AND THESE WILL DISSIPATE AROUND 02Z OR SO. SOME PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE AT KJBR AND KTUP AS WELL FROM 29/09Z-29/13Z. KMEM AND KJBR WILL BE VFR OVERNIGHT. MORE DIURNAL SHRAS AND TSRAS WILL OCCUR AFT 29/18Z ONCE AGAIN. NE WINDS 8-10 KTS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 5 KTS BY 29/02Z. SJM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 69 86 68 87 / 20 40 20 40 MKL 64 84 64 85 / 20 40 20 40 JBR 64 85 65 87 / 10 40 20 40 TUP 67 85 66 86 / 30 50 20 40 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 741 AM CDT FRI MAY 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>092-291345- 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- 741 AM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY EVEN INTO NEXT WEEK. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL AGAIN BE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. JLH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 329 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 MSZ002-003-TNZ089-282115- BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN- 329 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR... NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF SOMERVILLE AT 329 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 BENTON...FAYETTE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 614 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 TNZ052-282345- MADISON TN- 614 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR... MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER BEMIS AT 615 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS 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 706 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 MSZ003-TNZ089-090-290030- BENTON MS-FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN- 706 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR... NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER LAGRANGE AT 707 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN BENTON...FAYETTE AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:28 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Penny to quarter size hail fell in the vicinity of Grand Junction.
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, May 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: 232169, 232171.