Hail, Madison
- When
- July 8, 4:50 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 0.12 mi NNW of Bemis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 35.582, -88.831
Quarter size hail fell in Bemis.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, July 8 to 9, 2014
A cold front moved into the Mid-South during the evening hours of July 8th, 2014. Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of the front.
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
- $10,000
- 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 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 large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding.
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 Jul 8, 2:19 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:19 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 319 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 .DISCUSSION... 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... VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. A FEW SHOWERS WERE WEAKENING AS THEY MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. ANOTHER ROUND IF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO START THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE MVFR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE WEST THIS EVENING AND TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ARS && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 3:56 AM CST, 12 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 456 AM 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>092-091200- 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- 456 AM 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. STRONG STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE 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. AC3
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:31 PM CST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 531 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 TNZ052-053-082300- CHESTER TN-MADISON TN- 531 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR... CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF BEMIS AT 532 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 AND MADISON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR JACKSON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. && LAT...LON 3563 8861 3541 8867 3550 8906 3568 8901 TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 283DEG 15KT 3557 8892
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:33 PM CST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
533 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
TNZ052-082300-
MADISON TN-
533 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF BEMIS AT 534 PM CDT...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR JACKSON...SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3553 8863 3550 8867 3543 8881 3544 8908
3568 8907 3564 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 283DEG 15KT 3556 8888The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:48 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, McNairy
- When
- July 8, 9:57 PM CST to July 9, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- McNairy County, 2.79 mi ESE of Falcon to 2.15 mi W of Eastview
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.141, -88.572
Thunderstorms trained over McNairy County for several hours. As a result, flash flooding occurred in Selmer. At least one mobile home was surrounded by flood water trapping the resident. In addition, flooding occurred along Sulpher Springs Road where a home also became surrounded by flood waters. An unknown number of people were trapped in the home.
Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- July 9, 12:56 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 1.28 mi ENE of Macon to 3.63 mi ENE of Canadaville
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 35.155, -89.478
Thunderstorms trained over the Oakland and Somerville areas for about five hours. Rainfall was measured at 6.25 inches in Oakland. As a result, flash flooding occurred in the Northwood Estates subdivision. Black Ankle Drive was also flooded.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, July 8 to 9, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 8, 2014
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 8, 2014
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, July 8, 2014
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 8, 2014
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 8, 2014
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 8, 2014
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 8, 2014
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, July 8, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 8, 2014
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 8, 2014
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, July 8 to 9, 2014
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, July 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: 532358, 532360, 532362.