A mesoscale convective system developed over Northern Arkansas and moved along a stationary front draped across the Mid-South. There were several reports of large hail and damaging winds across West Tennessee during the late afternoon and early evening hours of June 16, 2011.
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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.
The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A mesoscale convective system developed over Northern Arkansas and moved along a stationary front draped across the Mid-South. There were several reports of large hail and damaging winds across West Tennessee during the late afternoon and early evening hours of June 16, 2011. Another mesoscale convective system redeveloped along the stationary front during the early morning hours of June 17, 2011 producing some small hail and 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 16, 1:59 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 259 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 .DISCUSSION... SKIES ARE PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY SUNNY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 90S. SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST OF THE TWO MCS IS NOW MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS WHILE SECOND MCS IS EXITING SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND MOVING INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHERN TENNESSEE THROUGH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. ALL OF THESE FACTORS SHOULD HELP PRODUCE SOME ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT SO WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS FOR TONIGHT. SOME ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS SOME LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS. BY FRIDAY...THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WITH SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER SECTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGIN TO BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION BRINGING A RETURN OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND LITTLE IF ANY RAIN. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH 105 DEGREES ACROSS SOME AREAS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ON SATURDAY AND OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEKEND. THE HOT AND HUMIND WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS WELL. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY WHICH MAY TRIGGER SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL MEAN A CONTINUED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DAYS. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER STARTING TUESDAY WITH READINGS APPROACHING NEAR NORMAL LEVELS BY THURSDAY. ARS && AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE (16/18Z-17/18Z) LITTLE CHANGE FROM EARLIER TAF SET. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MUCH OF THE TIME. KEPT IN CB AT KMEM AND KTUP THIS AFTERNOON WITH A WARM FRONT NEARBY AND AS UPSTREAM CONVECTION OVER NORTHWEST AR SLIDES TO THE SOUTHEAST. OTHERWISE...STILL THINK SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD INTO THE MIDSOUTH FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. KEPT TIMING OF TEMPO TSRA FOR TONIGHT AS IN EARLIER TAFS...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE ON TIMING IS LESS THAN DESIRED. SOUTHERLY WINDS 7-10 KTS THIS AFTERNOON...5-8 KTS TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY FROM THE S AND SOUTHWEST TO BETWEEN 8 AND 13 KTS. JCL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 76 95 78 96 / 30 10 10 10 MKL 72 93 73 95 / 30 20 10 10 JBR 73 94 75 96 / 30 10 10 10 TUP 73 96 74 97 / 30 10 10 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 332 PM CDT THU JUN 16 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>092-172245- 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- 332 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF A LINE FROM UNION CITY TENNESSEE TO TUPELO MISSISSIPPI. DAMAGING WINDS WITH PERHAPS SOME HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUILDING HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD...WITH THE MOST LIKELY DAY BEING SUNDAY AS HEAT INDEX READINGS RISE TO BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
422 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM HAIL PALMETTO 34.19N 88.79W
06/16/2011 E0.88 INCH LEE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
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KRMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
449 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0444 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
06/16/2011 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
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KRMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
534 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0527 PM HAIL NEUHARDT 35.06N 90.33W
06/16/2011 E0.88 INCH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0530 PM HAIL NEUHARDT 35.06N 90.33W
06/16/2011 E1.75 INCH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
UPTO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN NEUHARDT.
&&
TLSJRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
548 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0433 PM HAIL 1 S WALCOTT 36.02N 90.67W
06/16/2011 E1.00 INCH GREENE AR PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR HIGHWAY 141.
0540 PM HAIL 5 W MARIANNA 34.77N 90.85W
06/16/2011 E1.50 INCH LEE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR HIGHWAY 79
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TLSJRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
559 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0538 PM HAIL SARDIS 34.43N 89.91W
06/16/2011 E0.88 INCH PANOLA MS TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG KENNETT 36.24N 90.05W
06/16/2011 DUNKLIN MO EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN IN KENNETT
0555 PM HAIL NEUHARDT 35.06N 90.33W
06/16/2011 E1.00 INCH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZED HAIL NOW IN NEUHARDT.
&&
TLSJRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
653 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW KENNETT 36.22N 90.10W
06/16/2011 DUNKLIN MO EMERGENCY MNGR
FARM SHOPT LOST ROOF AND BACK WALL NEAR COUNTY ROAD 535
AND HWY Y.
0625 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 E WARDELL 36.35N 89.78W
06/16/2011 PEMISCOT MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
POSSBILE TORNADO...MAYBE DAMAGE...LAW ENFORCEMENT
RESPONDING TO SITE.
0649 PM HAIL OLIVE BRANCH 34.95N 89.83W
06/16/2011 E0.75 INCH DESOTO MS NWS EMPLOYEE
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TLSJRThe Memphis radar (KNQA), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:55 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A 72 mph wind gust was recorded at the Memphis International Airport.
Numerous large hail reports ranging from quarter to pool ball size were reported in the Cordova and Germantown areas.
Straight line winds knocked down trees in the Waverly Farms area.
Straight line winds knocked down a couple of trees in Ripley.
A 60 mph gust was recorded on a personal weather station in Cordova. A few trees were knocked down near Walnut Grove Road and Sanga Road.
A 63 mph wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station in Atoka.
Straight line winds knocked down a few trees in Burlison.
Nickel size hail fell from Bartlett to Arlington.
Straight line wind gusts were estimated at 60 to 65 mph from Ellendale to Arlington.
Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees and a few power lines across Fayette County.
Straight line winds knocked down several large trees between mile markers 43 and 45 on Interstate 40.
Straight line winds knocked down a couple of trees near Highway 88 in Alamo. Power lines and trees were knocked down on Johnson Road. A storage building was damaged on Johnson Road.
Straight line winds knocked down trees throughout Henderson County.
Straight line winds knocked down a few trees in Huntingdon.
Straight line winds knocked down trees along Bible Hill Road.
Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding near Alamo. The intersection of Cox Road and Highway 152 was flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2011
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: 327845, 327886, 327899, 327932, 327890, 327936, 328004, 328007, 328010, 328012, 328014, 328025, 328031, 328038, 328041, 328042, 328048, 328049.