A cold front moved into the Mid-South during the evening hours of July 8th, 2014. Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of the front.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A cold front moved into the Mid-South during the evening hours of July 8th, 2014. Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of the front. The storms continued into the early morning hours of July 9th, 2014. Some storms became severe producing damaging winds 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 Jul 8, 10:38 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1138 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 .UPDATE... UPDATED TO ADD 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1109 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014/ UPDATE... UPDATED TO REMOVE WATCH. ADDITIONAL STRONG...BUT SUB SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 633 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014/ CURRENTLY...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE EARLIER MCS KICKED OFF ISOLD TO SCT TSTMS THAT ARE NOW MOVING OFF INTO ALABAMA. OTRW THINGS ARE FAIRLY QUIET WITH CONVECTIVE DEBRIS CLOUDINESS ACROSS THE REGION. THE AIRMASS HAS BEEN SLOWLY RECOVERING ACROSS THE NORTH AS TEMPS CLIMB BACK INTO THE 80S WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT IS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI. TONIGHT...THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH THIS EVENING. THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH AS THE FRONT MOVES IN. THE 16Z HRRR DEPICTS THIS SCENARIO WITH CONVECTION PUSHING SOUTHWARD WITH THE FRONT THROUGH THE NIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. THE BETTER CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NORTH OF THE MS/TN BORDER WHERE MID LEVEL WINDS ARE STRONGER WHICH WILL AID STORM ORGANIZATION. CURRENT HWO HANDLES THIS WELL. RAIN CHANCE WILL SHIFT SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI OR JUST TO THE SOUTH AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN. THERE WILL BE SCT-NUMEROUS STORMS OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI BY WED AFTERNOON AND SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH WILL RESULT IN A PLEASANT DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH DRY WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90. FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY...UPPER RIDGE STARTS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA WITH WARMING TEMPS. LOW SUMMERTIME POPS. DID NOT GET AS AGGRESSIVE AS THE MEX WITH RESPECT TO HIGH TEMPS. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...UPPER TROF MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH ANOTHER FRONT ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER BY TUESDAY. SJM && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AFFECTING TUP. THUS WILL CONTINUE WITH VCTS AND A TEMPO FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. OTHERWISE...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY NEAR MEM/MKL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. LATEST MODEL TRENDS INDICATE A POTENTIAL FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT OF VCTS AT MEM/TUP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AT MKL FOR PATCHY FOG AND TUP WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED TO PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. CJC && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1110 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-100615- ALCORN-BENTON MS-BENTON TN-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- 1110 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS ON WEDNESDAY. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
701 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
ARZ035-048-090030-
CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
701 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF FAIR OAKS AT 702 PM CDT...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CROSS AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
WYNNE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 9106 3502 9105 3533 9105 3534 9075
3500 9086 3500 9109 3501 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 278DEG 24KT 3520 9108SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
713 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
TNZ050-052>054-090-091-090100-
CHESTER TN-HARDEMAN TN-HAYWOOD TN-HENDERSON TN-MCNAIRY TN-MADISON TN-
713 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEMIS AT 714 PM CDT...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CHESTER...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MADISON AND
MCNAIRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHICKASAW STATE FOREST...
CHICKASAW STATE PARK AND HENDERSON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BEECH LAKE AND
PINE LAKE.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3532 8836 3529 8838 3529 8837 3520 8838
3529 8910 3565 8908 3557 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 274DEG 15KT 3551 8886SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
747 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
TNZ053-055-091-092-090130-
CHESTER TN-DECATUR TN-HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
747 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH AT 747 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CHESTER...DECATUR...HARDIN AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR PICKWICK LANDING STATE PARK...SAVANNAH AND SELMER...
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3510 8879 3545 8877 3546 8874 3539 8801
3537 8802 3535 8800 3531 8801 3529 8798
3501 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 282DEG 20KT 3517 8816SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
755 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
ARZ035-048-090145-
CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
755 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR...
SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIR OAKS AT 755 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CROSS AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
FORREST CITY...MADISON...PALESTINE...VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK AND
WYNNE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 9116 3501 9106 3502 9105 3521 9105
3526 9104 3526 9051 3491 9050 3491 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 283DEG 12KT 3515 9115PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1106 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 ESE HORNSBY 35.21N 88.79W
07/08/2014 HARDEMAN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAPPED BY FLOODWATERS IN A HOME
NEAR THE HARDEMAN AND MCNAIRY COUNTY LINE ALONG SULPHER
SPRING ROAD. RELAYED BY SPOTTER.
&&
JDSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1116 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD SELMER 35.17N 88.59W
07/08/2014 MCNAIRY TN PUBLIC
RESIDENT TRAPPED IN MOBILE HOME PHONED NWS MEMPHIS.
&&
JDSThe Memphis radar (KNQA), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:16 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines all across Panola County from Batesville to southwest of Courtland. Roof damage occurred to a house and to a metal storage building along Sullivan Road.
Straight line winds knocked down several large trees in Ripley.
Straight line winds produced damage to an outbuilding in Booneville.
Straight line winds knocked several large trees and power lines down near Fulton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2014
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: 532370, 532372, 532374, 532375.