Hail, Chester
- When
- February 20, 5:52 PM CST to 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, Henderson
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -88.670
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 20, 2014
A strong cold front pushed through the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of February 20th, 2014. A line of severe thunderstorms organized over West Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 strong cold front pushed through the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of February 20th, 2014. A line of severe thunderstorms organized over West Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours. An embedded bow echo produced several reports of damaging winds along with some hail.
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 Feb 20, 5:40 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 5:40 PM CST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
540 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 311 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014/
DISCUSSION...
SKIES ARE CLOUDY ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE LOWER 70S TO AROUND 80 DEGREES.
SURFACE LOW IS NO OVER SOUTHEAST IOWA WITH THE COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE LOW ACROSS EASTERN MISSOURI THROUGH
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND INTO FAR EAST TEXAS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND ARE STARTING TO MOVE INTO THE
FORECAST AREA. THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. WHILE THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS
THERE IS A LEAST SOME RISK OF A TORNADO SO THERE IS A TORNADO
WATCH OUT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 9 PM. IN ADDITIONAL
WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN PRETTY STRONG THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH REPORTED OVER
PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS. WE WILL KEEP WIND ADVISORY GOING UNTIL
9 PM AS WELL.
AS THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH RAIN ENDING IN MOST AREA
BY MIDNIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP PRETTY
QUICKLY WITH LOWS FRIDAY MORNING EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY BRINGING CLEAR
SKIES TO THE REGION. THE AIR BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT IS MORE
PACIFIC IN NATURE SO TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE TOO BAD ON FRIDAY
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S WHICH IS STILL SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD REMAIN DRY AS WELL WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
ON SATURDAY...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION.
MOISTURE WILL BE RATHER LIMITED AHEAD OF THE FRONT SO NO RAIN IS
EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER WITH HIGHS MAINLY
IN THE LOW TO MID 60S. THE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE
REGION SATURDAY NIGHT SO NO RAIN IS EXPECTED. BY SUNDAY THE COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SOME BY
SUNDAY SO THERE WILL BE A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS FRONT WILL NOT HAVE VERY COLD AIR BEHIND IT SO MONDAY WILL BE
A LITTLE COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES JUST A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY
BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THIS FRONT ALSO WILL NOT HAVE VERY COLD AIR BEHIND IT BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST
AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION
WEDNESDAY BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR
WEDNESDAY AND NEXT THURSDAY.
ARS
&&
.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF WEST
TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI. MVFR CEILINGS ARE OCCURRING ALONG
AND JUST AHEAD OF THE LINE. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AT
15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS AND THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5
TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
ARS
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 40 60 41 67 / 50 0 10 10
MKL 36 59 34 65 / 70 10 10 10
JBR 37 58 37 61 / 20 0 10 10
TUP 39 61 35 66 / 90 10 10 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ALCORN-BENTON MS-
CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA.
TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR BENTON TN-CARROLL-
CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-
HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-
MCNAIRY-OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 5:51 PM CST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 551 PM CST THU FEB 20 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>092-220200- 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- 551 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND IS THE GREATEST THREAT WITH A SECONDARY THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH. REFER TO THE LATEST PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 20, 3:49 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
349 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
ARZ036-048-TNZ049-088-202215-
CRITTENDEN AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN-
349 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DIZE SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50
MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIMSBORO AT 348 PM CST...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...SHELBY...ST. FRANCIS AND TIPTON COUNTIES...
INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR MARION...MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK AND
WEST MEMPHIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BRANDYWINE LAKE...CORONEE LAKE AND
WAPANOCCA LAKE.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3515 9055 3515 9051 3518 9051 3543 9017
3530 8986 3493 9043 3511 9060
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 233DEG 53KT 3509 9044Local storm report, Feb 20, 4:30 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
430 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0418 PM HAIL HORNERSVILLE 36.04N 90.11W
02/20/2014 E1.75 INCH DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND SOME TREE DAMAGE IN HORNERSVILLE
AREA.
0420 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CRENSHAW 34.50N 90.19W
02/20/2014 PANOLA MS PUBLIC
&&
TLSJR/RCWLocal storm report, Feb 20, 4:52 PM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
452 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 10 NE HORNERSVILLE 36.14N 89.99W
02/20/2014 DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF HORNERSVILLE.
PUBLIC REPORTED WITH A PICTURE BETWEEN HORNERSVILLE AND
STEELE MISSOURI.
0440 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 8 N STEELE 36.20N 89.85W
02/20/2014 PEMISCOT MO PUBLIC
REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD...POSSIBLE TORNADO...FROM PICTURES
NORTH OF STEELE.
&&
TLSJR/RCWLocal storm report, Feb 20, 5:01 PM CST, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
501 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 11 W HERNANDO 34.83N 90.18W
02/20/2014 DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED ON SIDE NEAR HIGHWAY 69.
&&
TLSJR/RCWLocal storm report, Feb 20, 5:28 PM CST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
528 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG DUNDEE 34.52N 90.45W
02/20/2014 TUNICA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE IN TUNICA COUNTY NEAR DUNDEE.
ALSO POWER IS OUT IN SOME OF TUNICA COUNTY.
&&
TLSJR/RCWLocal storm report, Feb 20, 5:41 PM CST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
541 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0536 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 6 E ASHLAND 34.83N 89.07W
02/20/2014 BENTON MS PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR THE BENTON AND TIPPAH COUNTY LINE.
&&
TLSJR/RCWThe radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:52 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, McNairy
- When
- February 20, 6:15 PM CST to 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- McNairy County, Ramer to 3 mi NNW of Adamsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -88.630
Straight line winds knocked down trees across McNairy County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur
- When
- February 20, 6:35 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 0.49 mi WSW of Decaturville to 1.3 mi ENE of Decaturville
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.577, -88.138
Straight line winds blew the roof off a home in Decaturville. Several other homes had roof damage. Trees landed on three houses causing damage.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, February 20 to 21, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 20 to 21, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, February 20 to 21, 2014
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 20 to 21, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, February 20 to 21, 2014
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 20 to 21, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, February 20, 2014
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, February 20, 2014
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Wisconsin, February 20 to 21, 2014
- Dense Fog in Illinois, February 20, 2014
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 20, 2014
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, February 20, 2014
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2014
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: 505218, 505220, 505221.