Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 12, 2014

Name: Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 12, 2014
Start: 2014-06-12T16:30
End: 2014-06-12T16:51
Location: Tennessee

June 12, 2014 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 weak cold front and upper level disturbance moved from the Ozarks into the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of June 12, 2014. these features interacted with a moist and unstable airmass across much of the Mid-South. As a result a line of showers and thunderstorms erupted across Eastern Arkansas and progressed southeast through Southwest Tennessee and Northern Mississippi. Several storms were severe with large hail and damaging winds.

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 Jun 12, 2:56 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:56 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
356 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

.UPDATE...
UPDATED FOR INCREASED RAIN CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON AND TO RE-DEFINE
SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

CONVECTION TURNING SEVERE QUICKLY ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS WITH
REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES AND TREES DOWN. HAVE EXPANDED POPS
EASTWARD IN THE SHORT TERM...AND THE SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL TO NO
INCLUDE MOST OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI AND
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE.

JAB

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 256 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014/

DISCUSSION...

NEXT 36 HOURS...CURRENT AIRMASS CONTINUES TO GET MORE UNSTABLE
AHEAD OF UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE/WEAK SFC FRONT IN THE OZARKS. LATEST
MESOANALYSIS SHOWING A TONGUE OF 2500 J/KG OF CAP EXTENDING INTO
EASTERN ARKANSAS. ON RADAR LEADING EDGE OF SHORTWAVE LIFT NOW
ENTERING RANDOLPH AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES WITH THE ACTIVITY PULSING
TO SEVERE LIMITS. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SLOWLY SOUTH
AND EAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODEL
INITIALIZATION HAS BEEN ON THE SLOW SIDE WITH THE APPROACHING WAVE
AND LEADING EDGE OF STORMS...SO HAVE SPED UP THE ONSET AND EXIT OF
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS.

AS FAR AS SEVERE WEATHER...IT STILL APPEARS THAT EAST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS INTO NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WILL STILL HAVE THE
GREATEST THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...FROM NOW THROUGH
THE MID EVENING HOURS. STORMS IN THIS REGION AND DURING THIS TIME
FRAME WILL CONTINUE TO BE MORE DISCRETE IN NATURE. ANY ORGANIZATION
OF CONVECTION IS SKETCHY AS MIDLEVEL WINDS ARE BODERLINE...25 TO
30 KTS. THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDSOUTH MAY SEE A FEW STRONG
STORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS THE WAVE AND FRONT PASS THROUGH.

PRECIPITATION WILL EXIT THE MIDSOUTH LATE TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH
AND WEST...AND BELIEVE BY NOON OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST. NORTH WINDS
BEHIND THE WEAK FRONT WILL BECOME GUSTY BY MIDDAY TOMORROW...USHERING
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF LOWER AND MORE COMFORTABLE HUMIDITY. SOME PATCHY
FOG MAY DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT UNDER EXPECTED GOOD RADITIONAL CONDITIONS.

SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THIS PERIOD
THAT UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE
NATION. A STRONGER CAP WILL INHIBIT CONVECTION DESPITE THE RETURN
OF HIGHER DEWPOINTS TO THE AREA. HAVE LEFT RAIN CHANCES AROUND 10
PERCENT EACH DAY...AS A BRIEF/STRAY SHOWER OR WEAK STORM COULD
FORM. AFTER A SLIGHTLY COOLER START ON SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM TO THE UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S BY SUNDAY...WITH LOWS
RANGING FROM THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S.

TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE GFS AND EURO DIFFER WIDELY ON
WHETHER THE EASTERN RIDGE PROGRESSES OR NOT. THE GFS SWINGS THE
EXPECTED TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH THE
PLAINS AND GREAT LAKES DURING THE PERIOD...YIELDING A RETURN TO A
SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW...APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND A
MARKED INCREASE IN RAIN CHANCES. THE EURO IS MUCH MORE BLOCKING
WITH THE RIDGE...DELAYING AND MINIMIZING THE RAIN THREAT. HAVE
TAKEN A BLEND OF BOTH MODELS...KEEPING TUESDAY DRY AND BRINGING
ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES FOR CONVECTION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS THE
RIDGE SLOWING ADVANCES EAST.

JAB

&&

.AVIATION...

18Z TAF CYCLE

VFR CIGS EARLY IN THE PERIOD SHOULD DETERIORATE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AS A SHORTWAVE BRINGS INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE TERMINALS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EXPECT MVFR CIGS/VSBY REDUCTIONS WITH CONVECTION. RAIN AND STORMS
SHOULD MOVE OUT FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS EVENING WITH LOWER
CIGS ANTICIPATED. LOW END MVFR CIGS AROUND 1500 FT SHOULD BE
COMMON ALONG WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS BEHIND A SFC COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. RAIN MAY LINGER LONGER AT KTUP INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
SHORTWAVE AND FRONT ARE SLOWER TO CLEAR EAST.

ALL SITES SHOULD RETURN VFR BY MID TO LATE MORNING FRIDAY AS
COOLER HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH WITH DRIER AIR AND A SCATTERING
OF THE LOWER CLOUDS. WINDS WILL BECOME BRISK FROM THE NORTH AS
WELL AT ALL SITES.

JLH

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 4:12 PM CST, 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
512 PM CDT THU JUN 12 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>092-132300-
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-
512 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE
FROM HAYTI MISSOURI TO HOUSTON MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST
TENNESSEE...AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE
BOOTHEEL OF MISSOURI...SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE AND A LARGE PORTION
OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

JAB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:20 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
420 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

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

0354 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HICKORY RIDGE           35.40N 90.99W
06/12/2014                   CROSS              AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN

0354 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHERRY VALLEY           35.40N 90.75W
06/12/2014                   CROSS              AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINES DOWN HIGHWAY 29

&&

RCW

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:26 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
426 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

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

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARAGOULD               36.06N 90.51W
06/12/2014                   GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VERY LARGE TREE ON CAR NEAR HWY 49 IN PARAGOULD 2 NILES S
            OF HWY 412. TWO LARGE TREES DOWN 2 MILES SW OF HWY 412.
            LARGE LIMBS DOWN CITY WIDE.

0345 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PARAGOULD               36.06N 90.51W
06/12/2014                   GREENE             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            IMPASSABLE ROAD DUE TO DEEP WATER...AT JONES ROAD AND HWY
            357.

&&

RCW

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:29 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
429 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

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

0426 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HICKORY RIDGE           35.40N 90.99W
06/12/2014                   CROSS              AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES ON CARS AND A ROOF PEELED BACK ON A HOUSE.

&&

RCW

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:40 PM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
440 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

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

0433 PM     HAIL             MARKED TREE             35.53N 90.42W
06/12/2014  M1.00 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR MARKED TREE

0433 PM     TSTM WND GST     MARKED TREE             35.53N 90.42W
06/12/2014  M71.00 MPH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RCW/TLSJR

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:49 PM CST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
449 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE MARKED TREE        35.48N 90.35W
06/12/2014                   POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OVERTURNED HIGHWAY 63

&&

RCW/TLSJR

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:10 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
510 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2014

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHERRY VALLEY           35.40N 90.75W
06/12/2014                   CROSS              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS POWER POLES DOWN NORTHSIDE HIGHWAY 1. ALSO TREES
            DOWN AND 2 FOOT DEEP WATER IN YARDS NEAR HOUSES.

&&

RCW/TLSJR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When: June 12, 4:30 PM CST to 4:31 PM CST
Where: Tipton County, 2 mi N of Covington
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.599, -89.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When: June 12, 4:50 PM CST to 4:51 PM CST
Where: Tipton County, 3 mi N of Covington
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.613, -89.670

What these are

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

Every storm in Tennessee in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, June 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: 525929, 525932.