Hail in Arkansas, April 27, 2013

Name: Hail in Arkansas, April 27, 2013
Start: 2013-04-27T18:58
End: 2013-04-27T19:03
Location: Arkansas

April 27, 2013 · NWS MEG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A warm front surged northward through East Central Arkansas during the evening hours of April 27th, 2013. As a result, several thunderstorms developed behind the front in the very unstable atmosphere.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

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 Apr 27, 6:07 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 6:07 PM CST, 51 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
707 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

.UPDATE...
UPDATED TO ADD 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 332 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013/

DISCUSSION...19Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A SURFACE LOW JUST
SOUTHWEST OF HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING
FROM THE LOW THROUGH LITTLE ROCK...MEMPHIS...AND CORINTH
MISSISSIPPI. AS OF 2 PM CDT...TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN INTO THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE WARM
FRONT...WITH MIDDLE 70S OCCURRING ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
A LINE FROM CLARKSDALE TO TUPELO MISSISSIPPI. NORTH OF THE WARM
FRONT...TEMPERATURES HAVE STRUGGLED TO RISE MUCH WITH
TEMPERATURES REMAINING FROM AROUND 60 NEAR THE MO/KY/AR BORDER AND
LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S DOWN TO WYNNE ARKANSAS...AND JACKSON/SAVANNAH
TENNESSEE. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL REMAINS THE
PREDOMINANT FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THIS AFTERNOON/S FORECAST.

SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...REGIONAL WSR-88D RADAR
TRENDS OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS HAVE SHOWN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. DESPITE MARGINALLY SUFFICIENT SHEAR/UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE ALOFT...OVERALL SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY HAS BEEN
LESS THAN IDEAL WITH THE BEST SURFACE BASED CAPE /1500-2000 J/KG/
RESIDING DOWN ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WATER VALLEY TO
ABERDEEN MISSISSIPPI. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS SOME
LARGE HAIL AS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREATS. HOWEVER...NOT
ANTICIPATING A MUCH GREATER SEVERE WEATHER THREAT GIVEN CURRENT
SHORT TERM TRENDS. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AVERAGING UP TO 1.6
INCHES SUGGEST A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY
RAINFALL.

OTHERWISE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE
LOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY AS THE LOW
MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
BACK INTO THE MID SOUTH FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND BRING A RETURN
OF RAIN FREE WEATHER.

LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...12Z GFS/ECMWF LONG
TERM MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT THAN THE PAST FEW RUNS AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INTO
THURSDAY. LONG TERM MODELS STILL SUGGEST A CUT OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVE INTO
PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/S TOWARDS NEXT
WEEKEND. KEPT LOWER CONFIDENCE POPS GOING THROUGH THIS TIMEFRAME
UNTIL THE DETAILS BECOME BETTER RESOLVED IN SUBSEQUENT MODEL RUNS.

CJC

&&

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE

AS OF 00Z...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REMAINED
NEAR A SURFACE LOW AROUND MEMPHIS AND A WARM FRONT BETWEEN PARIS
AND SAVANNAH TENNESSEE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO PASS
JUST OUTSIDE OF MEM AND JBR AND THUS WILL ONLY INCLUDE A VCTS FOR
NOW THROUGH 28/01Z. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT OR
PASS NEARBY MKL AND TUP NEARBY BETWEEN 28/01-03Z. VFR/MVFR
CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL DETERIORATE TO MVFR CONDITIONS
THIS EVENING...IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT...AND A GRADUAL
IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR CONDITIONS TOWARDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 3-7 KTS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME
WEST/NORTHWEST AS THE LOW PASSES TAF SITES.

CJC

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  58  72  55  81 /  70  30   0  10
MKL  57  71  52  79 /  80  30   0  10
JBR  55  71  52  80 /  70  20   0  10
TUP  62  73  52  80 /  80  50  10  10

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 2:53 PM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
353 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-281030-
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-
353 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE INTO THIS
EVENING...PREDOMINANTLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR.
DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT
THREATS FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT REACH SEVERE LIMITS.

IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. AREA RIVERS AND OTHER WATERWAYS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
RISES AS AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED INTO THIS EVENING IN SUPPORT OF
SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:34 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
434 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0431 PM     HAIL             BELMONT                 34.51N 88.21W
04/27/2013  E1.75 INCH       TISHOMINGO         MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES NEAR
            BELMONT.

&&

AJC

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:56 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
456 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     HAIL             GATES                   35.84N 89.41W
04/27/2013  E0.88 INCH       LAUDERDALE         TN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT HIGHWAY 51 NEAR GATES, TN.

&&

AJC

Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:44 PM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
544 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     HAIL             12 NNE ABERDEEN         33.99N 88.47W
04/27/2013  E1.25 INCH       MONROE             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR SPLUNGE,MS.

&&

AJC

Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:46 PM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
546 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     HAIL             GATES                   35.84N 89.41W
04/27/2013  E0.88 INCH       LAUDERDALE         TN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT HIGHWAY 51 NEAR GATES, TN.

0431 PM     HAIL             BELMONT                 34.51N 88.21W
04/27/2013  E1.75 INCH       TISHOMINGO         MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES NEAR
            BELMONT.

0515 PM     HAIL             12 NNE ABERDEEN         33.99N 88.47W
04/27/2013  E1.25 INCH       MONROE             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR SPLUNGE,MS.

&&

AJC

Local storm report, Apr 27, 5:22 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
622 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 ENE ABERDEEN         33.89N 88.36W
04/27/2013                   MONROE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A LARGE TREE REPORTED DOWN ACROSS MILL CREEK ROAD IN THE
            SPLUNGE COMMUNITY OF MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI. THE
            REPORT RECEIVED VIA MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

JLH

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Phillips

When: April 27, 6:58 PM CST to 7:03 PM CST
Where: Phillips County, Lake View
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 34.420, -90.800

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, April 2013

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: 447838.