A cold front dropping south into the Missouri Bootheel triggered scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. A severe storm knocked down some trees and powerlines in Dunklin County.
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A cold front dropping south into the Missouri Bootheel triggered scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. A severe storm knocked down some trees and powerlines in Dunklin County.
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 28, 2:21 PM CST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 321 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2016 .DISCUSSION... Northwest upper level flow will continue over the Midsouth through Friday, coincident with light north/northeast surface flow over the next several days. Despite a weak cold frontal passage early this morning, mid to upper 60s dewpoints still prevailed over the midsouth this afternoon. Further north, 50s dewpoints were noted north of the I-70 corridor in MO/IL. This dry air will partially spread into the Midsouth on Wednesday. In the interim, scattered thunderstorms will drop into areas north of I-40, aided by a northwest flow shortwave and associated secondary front. This convection should gradually weaken with low level stabilization toward sunset. Appreciable rain will return to portions of the Midsouth Friday, associated with midlevel trof dropping into the mid-MS river valley. GFS shows low level moisture pooling ahead an assoicated surface cold front, with dewpoints over northeast AR approaching 70F. Areas north of I-40 will will favored for thunderstorm development, while north MS remains predominately under the influence of an upper level ridge centered over the LA/MS coast. GFS and ECMWF vary slightly with the strength and timing of additional midlevel trof passage on the 4th of July holiday. The GFS is shows a higher amplitude feature along with an associated surface frontal passage. The ECMWF depicts a lower amplitude midlevel wave with no surface reflection, and thunderstorms likely ending by mid evening of the 4th. PWB && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF Set VFR conditions are generally expected to continue over the next 24 hours. Although, some showers and thunderstorms could be in the vicinity of KJBR and KMKL between 20-01Z. Have added VCTS wording for now. If TSRAS were to affect the TAF sites, then conditions could be reduced to MVFR or lower. In addition, can/t rule out some patchy fog developing at KMKL between 09-13Z. NE winds of 8-10 KTS will occur through at least 00Z. Speeds will reduce to 5 KTS or less during the overnight hours and then pick back up to 8-10 KTS around 15Z. KRM && .MEG Watches/Warnings/Advisories... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 247 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2016 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-292200- 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- 247 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH EARLY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL MAY OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. PWB
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:52 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Straight line winds knocked down a few trees and powerlines in Clarkton.
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