A low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Alabama during the day on February 4, 2014. Precipitation spread northward during the morning hours and since temperatures were already below freezing and stayed below freezing, the precipitation fell in the form of sleet or freezing rain.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Alabama during the day on February 4, 2014. Precipitation spread northward during the morning hours and since temperatures were already below freezing and stayed below freezing, the precipitation fell in the form of sleet or freezing rain. Some thunder occurred as well. A quarter of an inch up to around a half inch of ice fell in a corridor from Shelby Forest in Northwest Shelby County to Martin. The ice accumulations fell on top of what occurred two days prior in many locations. Trees and power lines fell as a result of the ice causing power outages. Roads were hazardous to travel and several accidents were reported. Meanwhile in areas where temperatures remained above freezing, training occurred across portions of West Tennessee as a band of moderate to heavy rain developed resulting in continuous rain over the same area. As a result, flash flooding occurred and several roads had to be closed.
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 4, 5:50 AM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
550 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014
.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED FOR THE 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 355 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014/
SKIES ARE CLOUDY ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING
WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. LOW
PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS GULF COAST AND WILL
TRACK RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TODAY REACHING CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS
AFTERNOON AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW MOVES
CLOSER TO THE REGION MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AND PRECIPITATION WILL
DEVELOP OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND SPREAD
EAST. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE
PRECIPITATION STARTS OVER MOST OF EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI
BOOTHEEL AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE SO FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH
SOME SLEET AND SNOW ALSO POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL LIKELY
EXCEED ONE QUARTER INCH OVER NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST
AREA AND A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. SOME
LESSER ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE OVER AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA...PRECIPITATION
SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
BY TONIGHT THE SURFACE LOW WILL PUSH INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY SO
PRECIPITATION WILL START TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT WITH LITTLE
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD INTO
THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. BY THURSDAY THE SURFACE HIGH WILL BE WELL
ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES QUITE CHILLY.
BY THURSDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS THROUGH
THE REGION AND MAY PRODUCE A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW OVER THE FORECAST
AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE COLD BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOWS
MAINLY IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
MORE DISTURBANCES WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION STARTING FRIDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DEPENDING ON
TEMPERATURES PRECIPITATION WILL BE EITHER IN THE FORM OF SNOW OR
RAIN. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON SATURDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT
BRINGING AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION. DRY AND COOL WEATHER IS
EXPECTED FOR MONDAY.
ARS
&&
.AVIATION...
12Z TAF CYCLE
WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS PRECIPITATION
RAPIDLY OVERSPREADS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
KJBR WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING WITH SNOW/SLEET CHANGING TO FZRA.
PRECIP WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING WITH A PERIOD OF FZDZ BEFORE
ENDING. IFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 05/12Z.
RAIN WILL DEVELOP AT THE OTHER TAF SITES THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE ENDING AS A PERIOD OF DRIZZLE.
IFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. THUNDER IS
POSSIBLE AT KTUP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND KEPT VCTS THERE. THERE
IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT PRECIP WILL START AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF FZRA
AT KMEM AND KMKL BUT ATTM THE POSSIBILITY IS TOO SMALL TO MENTION IN
THE TAF.
WINDS AT KJBR...KMEM AND KMKL WILL BE E/NE TODAY AT 7-10 KTS
BACKING TO NW AT 6-8 KTS TONIGHT. KTUP WILL SEE WINDS VEER FROM
THE EAST TO THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AT 6-8 KTS AND THEN SHIFT TO
THE NW OVERNIGHT AT 8 KTS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 38 28 35 20 / 100 70 10 10
MKL 38 28 34 19 / 100 80 10 10
JBR 31 24 30 15 / 100 40 10 10
TUP 48 35 42 25 / 100 100 10 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-
CRAIGHEAD-GREENE-LAWRENCE-MISSISSIPPI-POINSETT-RANDOLPH.
MO...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-
PEMISCOT.
MS...NONE.
TN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR DYER-
LAUDERDALE-OBION-TIPTON.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 330 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-051130- 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- 330 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND SOME SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS TO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE LOCATIONS. FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST TO INCLUDE EAST ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE...MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FREEZING RAIN TRANSITIONS TO ALL RAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY...WITH SNOW POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE REQUESTED OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:28 UTC.
9 winter storm, 6 flash flood, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Around a quarter of an inch of ice fell across Northwest Shelby County while temperatures remained above freezing over the rest of the county allowing precipitation to stay in the form of rain.
A quarter to a half inch of ice fell across Tipton County.
A quarter to a half inch of ice fell across Lauderdale County.
A quarter to a half inch of ice fell across Haywood County.
A quarter to a half inch of ice fell across Crockett County.
A quarter to a half inch of ice fell across Gibson County.
A quarter to a half inch of ice fell across Dyer County.
A quarter to a half inch of ice fell across Weakley County.
Around a quarter of an inch of ice fell across Obion County.
Up to a tenth of an inch of ice fell across Lake County.
Up to a tenth of an inch of ice fell across Henry County.
Heavy rain produced flashing flooding across Shelby County. Several roads were flooded including Shelby Oaks Drive, Summer Avenue, Brownsville Road and the intersection of Millbranch Road and Timothy Road where the water was deep enough to prevent cars from moving through. Other roads were also flooded.
Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in parts of Jackson. Ashport Road flooded near the Highway 45 Bypass and Old Medina Road at Cooper Anderson Road was closed. Several other roads were flooded along with many yards.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding around Greenfield. Several roads were flooded.
Heavy rain cause moderate street flooding in Medina.
Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding across Henry County. Several roads were closed due to flooding.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding throughout Henderson County. Over a dozen roads were closed throughout the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 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: 500673, 500676, 500677, 500678, 500679, 500680, 500681, 500682, 500688, 500689, 500685, 504846, 504850, 504852, 504856, 504857, 505072.