A weak upper level disturbance passed through the Midsouth during the afternoon and early evening of June 1st. An unstable airmass contributed to scattered thunderstorms of which a couple produced localized flash flooding and damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A weak upper level disturbance passed through the Midsouth during the afternoon and early evening of June 1st. An unstable airmass contributed to scattered thunderstorms of which a couple produced localized flash flooding and damaging winds.
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 1, 1:54 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 254 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2016 .DISCUSSION... Skies are partly cloudy across the forecast area this afternoon with temperatures in the 80s. Scattered thunderstorms have begun to develop across portions of West Tennessee and in sections of Arkansas just west of the forecast area. A weak frontal boundary extends from northern Illinois through central Missouri and into west Texas. This front will continue to move southeast tonight. Additional thunderstorms will develop this evening ahead of the front with some of this activity moving into the forecast area. Thunderstorm activity will gradually diminish especially after midnight. Temperatures will remain warm with lows Thursday morning in the mid 60s to lower 70s. By Thursday...the front will move into the forecast area. This will produce a better chance of thunderstorms during the day. Temperatures will remain fairly warm with highs in the 80s. By Thursday night the front stalls out over north Mississippi and weakens. This will mean there should be fewer thunderstorms during the evening hours. On Friday...an upper level low meanders across Texas which will increase the chance for thunderstorm development for Friday and Friday night especially over western sections of the forecast area. On Saturday a new cold will be approaching the region. This will lead to more thunderstorms developing ahead of the front and moving across the forecast area for both Saturday and Saturday night. By Sunday...the cold front will be moving out of the forecast area bringing a end to the threat of thunderstorms from north to south. High pressure will start to build into the region by Sunday night. This will bring an end to the threat of thunderstorms. Dry weather should continue from Sunday night through next Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to remain near normal during this period as well. ARS && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF Set Diurnal showers and thunderstorms are beginning to pop across the CWA. TSRAS could reduce VSBYS. Will add reduced VSBYS to previous forecasts TEMPO groups. Otherwise...VFR conditions are expected. Convection should die off by 2-3Z. New development may begin to develop around 15Z near KJBR. Light and variable winds will occur over the next 24 hours. KRM && .MEG Watches/Warnings/Advisories... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 921 AM CDT WED JUN 1 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>092-021630- 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- 921 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT DROPS THROUGH THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:45 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Esquire Peek Road partially washed out from heavy rains. Approximately 2 to 3 inches fell in less than an hour.
Multiple trees down on Commerce Road south of Highway 57. Also a few trees and a powerpole down on Fletcher Drive.
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