A mesoscale convective system developed in association with an upper level disturbance over Southern Missouri during the early morning hours of June 18th, 2011. The remnants of the system moved into West Tennessee by the mid-morning hours.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A mesoscale convective system developed in association with an upper level disturbance over Southern Missouri during the early morning hours of June 18th, 2011. The remnants of the system moved into West Tennessee by the mid-morning hours. Thunderstorms associated with the system produced damaging winds and large hail into the early afternoon 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 Jun 18, 9:08 AM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1008 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .DISCUSSION... SKIES ARE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING OVER ALL BUT EXTREME NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 80S. AN MCS IS DIVING SOUTHEAST INTO THE EXTREME NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. WHILE STORMS HAVE NOT BEEN SEVERE...AS THE MCS MOVES INTO AREAS WHERE MORE HEATING HAS OCCURRED...THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN NOW IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR THE WATCH. ALSO MENTIONED SEVERE THREAT AND ADJUSTED CLOUD COVER FOR THIS AFTERNOON. ARS && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 654 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011/ UPDATE... UPDATED TO ADD 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 427 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011/ DISCUSSION... PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN REMAINS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AS THE MIDSOUTH REMAINS NEAR THE PERIPHERY OF A ROBUST UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER TX. MAIN STORM TRACK WILL EXTEND FROM EASTERN KS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHERN CHANCES OF THE MIDSOUTH WILL THUS SEE THE BETTER CHANCES FOR STORMS TODAY. THE SOUTHERN PLAINS UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY ON SUNDAY... EFFECTIVELY PRECLUDING RAIN CHANCES OVER ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS OF THE MIDSOUTH. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD PEAK AT AROUND 15 PERCENT ALONG THE MO/KY BORDERS...AND THIS MAY BE A STRETCH. HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES WILL BE THE BIGGER STORY OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE MIDSOUTH ON SUNDAY. HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO TUESDAY... PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I40. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY TUESDAY EVENING... AS A SLOW MOVING 565DM UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. A MIDLEVEL TROF AXIS AND SLOW MOVING SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO THE ARKLATEX BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THE GFS PLACES PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IN THE PREFRONTAL ZONE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY TEMPS WILL BE TRICKY... HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON STORM COVERAGE AND SUNSHINE. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY EDGE EAST INTO THE MIDSOUTH AND WASH OUT THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY....AS SYNOPTIC FORCING WEAKENS. THE PRESENCE OF THE WASHED OUT FRONT... CONVECTIVE BOUNDARIES AND WEAK DAYTIME CONVECTIVE INHIBITION WARRANT 20 POPS INTO THE WEEKEND. PWB && .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE 12Z TAF PERIOD. A COUPLE OF MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT...ONE OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND THE OTHER OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AS OF TAF ISSUANCE THE TWO HAVE MERGED TOGETHER AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE EAST SOUTHEAST. CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW ON THIS CONVECTIVE SYSTEM AFFECTING TAF SITES. HOWEVER...OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES PRODUCED BY THIS SYSTEM MAY TRIGGER ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS...PARTICULARLY AT MKL AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. AS A RESULT...HAVE VCTS AT MKL 18/14-22Z...AND ONLY MENTIONED CB AT REMAINING SITES AS CONFIDENCE IN COVERAGE/TIMING IS MUCH LOWER. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10-12 KTS WILL INCREASE TO 12-15 KTS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 8-10 KTS AFTER 19/00Z. CJC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 93 78 96 77 / 40 10 10 10 MKL 92 75 95 73 / 40 20 10 10 JBR 92 75 95 74 / 40 20 10 10 TUP 94 75 96 73 / 40 10 10 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1001 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 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>092-191715- 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- 1001 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 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 OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY... NORTH OF A WALNUT RIDGE ARKANSAS TO HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE LINE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY BRING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MIDSOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRIOR TO THE MIDWEEK COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE... AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY REACH REACH 100 TO 105 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
846 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
ARZ008-009-018-181415-
CLAY AR-RANDOLPH AR-GREENE AR-
846 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF RAVENDEN SPRINGS AT 846 AM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CLAY...GREENE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS
NEAR POCAHONTAS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3645 9072 3620 9073 3624 9125 3626 9125
3626 9127 3632 9127 3633 9129 3637 9129
3639 9132 3641 9132 3642 9135 3643 9136
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 272DEG 31KT 3634 9132SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
851 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
ARZ008-017-181415-
RANDOLPH AR-LAWRENCE AR-
851 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 21 MILES WEST OF RAVENDEN AT 851 AM CDT...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3610 9136 3623 9136 3625 9133 3625 9127
3628 9127 3629 9126 3630 9113 3608 9112
3608 9137
TIME...MOT...LOC 1351Z 264DEG 31KT 3618 9158SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1012 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
TNZ001>004-181545-
HENRY TN-WEAKLEY TN-LAKE TN-OBION TN-
1012 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND
WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF SOUTH FULTON
TO 7 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON AT 1012 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN HENRY...LAKE...OBION AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR MARTIN...REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK AND UNION CITY...
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
ALSO INCLUDES REELFOOT LAKE.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 8836 3635 8859 3622 8931 3646 8955
3649 8953 3650 8949 3646 8949 3645 8946
3651 8941
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 290DEG 26KT 3667 8881 3655 8902
3648 8935
BORGHOFFThe Paducah radar (KPAH), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:39 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down four large trees across Weakley County.
Straight line winds knocked a couple of trees down near Roan Creek between Clarksburg and Yuma.
Straight line winds produced minor roof damage to a home along Independence Loop near Independence. A tree fell onto a home in Lexington injuring an occupant. Additional trees and power lines were also knocked down in Lexington. A few homes sustained minor roof damage and a metal storage shed was blown off its foundation as well.
Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines along Highway 100 near Decaturville. Four homes sustained damage from the fallen trees.
Straight line winds produced minor roof damage to a house, east of Arlington in Fayette County.
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: 327828, 327830, 327832, 327834, 327838, 327847.