Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, June 25 to 26, 2011

Name: Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, June 25 to 26, 2011
Start: 2011-06-25T05:20
End: 2011-06-26T12:50
Location: Tennessee

June 25 to 26, 2011 · NWS MEG · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

A stationary front was located across the Mid-South on June 24th, 2011. The front slowly began lifting northward during the period of June 25th-June 26th, 2011.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.

A stationary front was located across the Mid-South on June 24th, 2011. The front slowly began lifting northward during the period of June 25th-June 26th, 2011. Round after round of shower and thunderstorm activity developed along and ahead of the front. Some storms became severe producing flash flooding, large hail and damaging winds.

What forecasters said that day

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 25, 5:07 AM CST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 5:07 AM CST, 13 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
607 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 454 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011/

AT 4 AM...TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION RANGE FROM THE MID 60S
TO THE MID 70S. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A
WARM FRONT THAT STRETCHES FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI TO NORTHERN
ALABAMA. THESE STORMS WILL GENERALLY MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST ALONG
THE FRONT. A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD
DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND SHOULD ALSO MOVE TO THE
SOUTHEAST.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. A
FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS. CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE RAINFALL
SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
TENNESSEE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 90S IN AREAS THAT SEE
MORE SUN AND LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL.

THE MCS OVER SOUTHERN NEBRASKA WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY AS
REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THAT COMPLEX COULD SPARK
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW
ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS COULD BE STRONG AS WELL.

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BY
SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP
ACROSS THE PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO STAY TO THE NORTH AND MOVE
OVER THE OHIO VALLEY INSTEAD OF TAKING MORE OF A SOUTHEASTERLY
PATH INTO THE MIDSOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL HEAT UP ON MONDAY...WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS THE REGION. HEAT
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS HEAT INDEX
VALUES MAY REACH OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES.

MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT A SMALL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT TO
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH. THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS ON
WEDNESDAY...CUTTING OFF CHANCES FOR RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE
MIDSOUTH. DEPENDING ON THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM...NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COULD HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE WAS TOO LOW TO PUT INTO THE FORECAST
FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

RRH

&&

.AVIATION...

12Z TAF SET

MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER NEXT 24 HOURS. TSRAS
CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY DRIFT SOUTHEAST ALONG A STALLED
FRONT. KMKL SHOULD BE THE ONLY TAF SITE POSSIBLY AFFECTED. STORMS
WILL GENERALLY DIE OUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. LEFTOVER
CONVECTIVE BOUNDARIES AND THE STALLED FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS OF
REDEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN KMKL WILL BE LIKELY BE THE
ONLY TAF SITE AFFECTED. WILL CONTINUE MENTION OF VCTS OTHERWISE
WILL JUST MENTION CB AT OTHER TAF SITES. SW WINDS OF 8-10 KTS WILL
OCCUR LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

KRM

&&

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  93  76  96  77 /  30  10  20  10
MKL  90  71  93  73 /  30  20  30  10
JBR  92  73  96  75 /  30  20  20  10
TUP  92  73  95  74 /  30  10  20   0

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 3:21 AM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
421 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 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>092-261130-
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-
421 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 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 ALONG AND NORTH OF
A LINE FROM BOONEVILLE MISSISSIPPI TO HELENA ARKANSAS. THE MAIN
THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY REACH OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES FROM MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF
A LINE FROM OXFORD MISSISSIPPI TO JONESBORO ARKANSAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

RRH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:09 AM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
509 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

TNZ003-251045-
WEAKLEY TN-
509 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR...

  NORTH CENTRAL WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AT LEAST 40
MPH WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LATHAM AT 509 AM CDT...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN WEAKLEY COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 8879 3639 8888 3641 8885 3641 8883
      3641 8881 3648 8881 3650 8883 3651 8867
      3650 8867
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 292DEG 21KT 3648 8887

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:43 AM CST, 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
543 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

TNZ002-003-251130-
WEAKLEY TN-OBION TN-
543 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF MARTIN AT 543 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN OBION AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
MARTIN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3626 8857 3616 8865 3631 8895 3649 8894
      3651 8855 3650 8853
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 292DEG 20KT 3638 8889

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:54 AM CST, 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
554 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

TNZ004-251130-
HENRY TN-
554 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR...

  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE AND WINDS TO
45 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF COTTAGE GROVE AT 554 AM
CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

PEOPLE IN HENRY COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR PARIS...SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3636 8808 3633 8809 3627 8808 3622 8811
      3621 8813 3616 8816 3633 8852 3651 8851
      3651 8840 3636 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 300DEG 29KT 3642 8846

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:57 AM CST, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
557 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

TNZ001-002-251130-
LAKE TN-OBION TN-
557 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR...

  LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  WESTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND WINDS TO
40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF TIPTONVILLE AT 557 AM  CDT...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN LAKE AND OBION COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR REELFOOT
LAKE STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES REELFOOT LAKE.

&&

LAT...LON 3623 8920 3624 8960 3628 8955 3631 8961
      3635 8962 3635 8953 3640 8953 3646 8956
      3647 8953 3651 8953 3650 8949 3646 8949
      3645 8946 3651 8941 3651 8913
TIME...MOT...LOC 1057Z 273DEG 21KT 3639 8953

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:16 AM CST, 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
616 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

TNZ003-020-251145-
GIBSON TN-WEAKLEY TN-
616 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHERN WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO
40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHARON AT 616 AM CDT...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PEOPLE IN GIBSON AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 8862 3606 8868 3606 8869 3605 8869
      3600 8872 3613 8901 3620 8897 3621 8896
      3622 8896 3630 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1116Z 294DEG 25KT 3617 8887

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:18 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Obion

When: June 25, 5:20 AM CST to 5:53 AM CST
Where: Obion County, Samburg to 1.09 mi SE of Troy
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.380, -89.350

Nickel to quarter size hail fell between Samburg and Troy.

Hail, Gibson

When: June 25, 6:15 AM CST to 6:20 AM CST
Where: Gibson County, 1.3 mi NNE of Bradford
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.097, -88.811

Flash Flood, Gibson

When: June 25, 6:35 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Gibson County, Bradford to 1.61 mi E of Four Pts
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.080, -88.820

Heavy rain caused flash flooding north of Bradford. Water covered Highway 45E near the Obion River.

Hail, Madison

When: June 26, 11:40 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
Where: Madison County, 0.94 mi ESE of Bemis
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.575, -88.814

Thunderstorm Wind, Chester

When: June 26, 11:50 AM CST to 12:15 PM CST
Where: Chester County, Henderson to 3.24 mi ENE of Henderson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.430, -88.670

Straight line winds knocked down trees in Henderson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When: June 26, 12:25 PM CST to 12:50 PM CST
Where: Hardin County, Savannah to Pickwick Dam
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.230, -88.250

Straight line winds knocked several trees and construction signs down in Savannah. A pharmacy and another building sustained roof damage from the winds. At Pickwick Dam, a couple of trees fell on a power pole.

Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood

When: June 26, 12:30 PM CST to 12:35 PM CST
Where: Haywood County, Stanton to 0.88 mi S of Stanton
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.470, -89.400

An outflow boundary from a thunderstorm moved through Stanton and knocked down a few trees.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, June 2011

Sources

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: 328002, 328005, 327995, 328021, 328023, 328027, 328030.