Temperatures rose into the 90s for highs by the end of May. A baby died as a result of being left in a hot car.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
Temperatures rose into the 90s for highs by the end of May. A baby died as a result of being left in a hot car.
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 29, 5:38 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 638 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 .UPDATE... UPDATED FOR 12Z AVIATION. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 424 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ DISCUSSION... IT IS KINDA NICE TO NOT HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT FOR A CHANGE. SUMMER IS UPON US AND HOPEFULLY SPRING SEVERE WEATHER SEASON IS JUST A BAD MEMORY. A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND HOT THROUGH NEXT WEEK. 1000-850 MB THICKNESSES BETWEEN 1425 AND 1430 SHOULD EASILY SUPPORT HIGH TEMPERATES IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 90S TODAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. RECORD HIGHS ARE GENERALLY ONLY 1-2 DEGREES ABOVE WHAT WE HAVE IN THE FORECAST...SO WE COULD SEE A COUPLE OF RECORDS TIED AND POSSIBLY BROKEN...BUT FOR NOW I THINK ITS SAFE TO DESCRIBE IT AS ABNORMALLY HOT AS OPPOSED TO RECORD HEAT. DALLAS MAVERICK FANS MAY NOT LIKE THE HEAT REFERENCES...BUT I ASSURE YOU IT IS UNINTENTIONAL. HIGHS TODAY SHOULD BE 1-3 DEGREES ABOVE WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP A STEADY FLOW OF MOISTURE INTO THE MIDSOUTH MAKING CONDITIONS FEEL EVEN HOTTER AS THE WEAK GOES ON. SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 15 MPH ONCE AGAIN TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 25 MPH FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...SLIGHTLY WEAKER TOMORROW. INTENSE INSOLATION AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE COULD RESULT IN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. THE BETTER CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS EAST ARKANSAS ON THE WESTERN FRINGE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE. HOWEVER EVEN HERE CHANCES LOOK LOW. ALL 20 PERTURBATIONS OF THE GFS ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW 20 PERCENT FOR POPS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...SO WILL KEEP QPF DRY AND POPS VERY LOW BUT ADD ISOLATED AFTERNOON WORDING TO THE ZONES FOR GOOD MEASURE. 30/SIRMON && .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A SMALL BAND OF STRATUS IS TRYING TO APPROACH KTUP THIS MORNING...HOWEVER I THINK THAT THESE CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE BY THE TIME THEY GET TO KTUP. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME GUSTY BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. HAVE GONE SLIGHTLY ABOVE LAMP GUIDANCE FOR WIND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RELAX AGAIN BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS. RRH && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 92 71 93 73 / 0 0 10 0 MKL 93 68 93 67 / 0 0 10 0 JBR 90 69 92 69 / 0 0 10 0 TUP 92 68 93 69 / 0 0 10 0 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 320 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-301030- 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- 320 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR OSCEOLA ARKANSAS. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ST. FRANCIS RIVER NEAR MADISON ARKANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR OSCEOLA ARKANSAS INTO NEXT WEEK. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ST. FRANCIS RIVER NEAR MADISON ARKANSAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
A three month old baby was left by accident in a vehicle during a hot May morning. The baby died as a result.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Coahoma | 2011-05-29 | 0 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
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