The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north of the region on June 19, 2015. Numerous bands of showers and thunderstorms moved across North Mississippi producing locally heavy rain and isolated flash flooding.
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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.
The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved north of the region on June 19, 2015. Numerous bands of showers and thunderstorms moved across North Mississippi producing locally heavy rain and isolated 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 Jun 19, 7:55 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 855 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015 .DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR SATELLITE/WSR-88D VAD WIND PROFILES THIS EVENING CENTER THE REMNANTS OF BILL JUST NORTHEAST OF METROPOLIS ILLINOIS. SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND THE REMNANTS ARE PRODUCING BANDS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH WITH THE BEST COVERAGE AS OF 8 PM CDT OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI. LATEST HRRR AND THE 00Z WRF MODELS INDICATE BILL WILL MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SHOWER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING PREDOMINANTLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER. WILL UPDATE POPS AND ALL OTHER ELEMENTS AS NEEDED TO REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. UPDATED GRIDS WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY. CJC && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 633 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015/ UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 323 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015/ DISCUSSION... REMNANTS OF BILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE CENTER WHICH IS NOW LOCATED NEAR POPLAR BLUFF. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTY WITH SPEEDS NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE NOT BEEN AS HIGH AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT THUS WILL GO AHEAD AND CANCEL THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THERE WILL STILL BE THE CHANCE FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IF THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OVER A PARTICULAR LOCATION BUT THAT COULD OCCUR ANYWHERE IN THE CWA. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THE CENTER OF BILL WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY MORNING...LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ONLY REMAIN ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND POSSIBLY NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. ONCE BILL DEPARTS...ALL ATTENTION WILL TURN TO THE HEAT AS AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BY THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. HIGHS WILL REACH INTO MID TO UPPER 90S. THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES 105 DEGREES OR GREATER POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. ISOLATED DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...OTHERWISE EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO OCCUR. BY THE END OF THE WEEK...MODELS ARE SHOWING THE RIDGE BREAKING DOWN ALLOWING FOR A FRONT TO APPROACH THE AREA. BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR IF THIS HAPPENS BUT SOMETIMES THE RIDGE ENDS UP HANGING ON LONGER. WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. KRM && .AVIATION...00Z TAF CYCLE REMNANTS OF BILL TRACKING JUST NORTH OF THE AREA. NUMEROUS SHRAS AND SCATTERED TSRAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDS WITH MVFR...ISOLD IFR...CONDS IN THE BANDS OF SHRAS/TSRAS. PRECIPITATION WILL START TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDS OVERNIGHT WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS POSSIBLE AT KMKL AND KTUP TOWARD MORNING. VFR CONDS RETURN AREAWIDE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE REMNANTS OF BILL DEPART. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS AT KMEM...KJBR AND KMKL. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. STRATUS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE...MOST LIKELY NEAR MKL AND TUP RESULTING IN MVFR CIGS...BUT SHOULD MIX OUT BY MID MORNING. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 856 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-201200- 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- 856 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL OCCUR SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
402 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0359 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 N JACKSON 35.65N 88.83W
06/19/2015 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD ABOUT ONE MILE NORTH OF JACKSON
HOSPITAL.
&&
AJCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
413 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
TNZ021-192145-
CARROLL TN-
413 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
AT 412 PM CDT...AN APPROACHING LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED NEAR ATWOOD...OR 9 MILES EAST OF MILAN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
PEOPLE IN CARROLL COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3581 8862 3593 8870 3599 8870 3615 8841
3615 8821 3597 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 240DEG 49KT 3594 8859SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
520 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
MSZ004-005-009-013-014-192315-
UNION MS-TIPPAH MS-ALCORN MS-PRENTISS MS-LAFAYETTE MS-
520 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR...
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
AT 518 PM CDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR THEO TO NEAR CAMBRIDGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
PEOPLE IN UNION...TIPPAH...ALCORN...NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS AND
NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3438 8898 3438 8924 3434 8925 3439 8948
3452 8931 3450 8925 3457 8925 3460 8920
3460 8909 3468 8909 3494 8874 3495 8836
3484 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 274DEG 15KT 3489 8872 3443 8933PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
542 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N PARIS 36.33N 88.31W
06/19/2015 HENRY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE MOBILE HOME DESTROYED SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED. MULTIPLE
TREES DOWN SOME ON HOMES. DAMAGE CONCENTRAITED AROUND
GUTHRIE ROAD. REMNANTS OF TS BILL.
&&
JDSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
604 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N PARIS 36.33N 88.31W
06/19/2015 HENRY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE MOBILE HOME DESTROYED SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED. MULTIPLE
TREES DOWN SOME ON HOMES. DAMAGE CONCENTRAITED AROUND
GUTHRIE ROAD AND NORTH POPLAR ST. FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED.
REMNANTS OF TS BILL.
&&
JDSThe Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:03 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain resulted in high water on Highway 15 north of New Albany near County Road 83. As a result of the high water a car ran off the road into the ditch.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, June 2015
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: 588480.