Thunderstorms with cloud to ground lightning affected portions of northwest Mississippi during the late morning hours of April 6th.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Thunderstorms with cloud to ground lightning affected portions of northwest Mississippi during the late morning hours of April 6th.
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 Apr 6, 9:25 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 1025 AM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .DISCUSSION... Skies remain cloudy across much of the forecast area this morning with temperatures mainly in the 50s. The cold front extends along the Ohio Valley across southern Missouri and into northwest Texas. A large area of light to moderate rain continues to slowly move across the southern half of the forecast area at this time. Rain will continue throughout much of the day as the cold front continues to push slowly south. It appears that with the clouds and rain, temperatures will struggle to make it out of the 50s this afternoon so will adjust forecast high temperatures. ARS && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 330 AM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018/ DISCUSSION... An upper level trough will continue to dig across the central and eastern half of the U.S. today into tonight. A strong cold front will be dropping south out of the Central Plains today and push across the Mid South tonight. Showers and thunderstorms should continue to blossom across the region today in response to the approaching upper trough. The stronger instability looks to remain south of our forecast area at this time and this should limit the overall severe weather threat. A few strong elevated storms may impact our far southern counties with small hail and gusty winds, otherwise not expecting much severe weather. As the cold front drops south tonight, much colder air will filter into the area. Another shortwave embedded within the large scale trough should keep light precipitation ongoing north of the front. The colder air should allow precipitation to gradually changeover to a mix of snow, sleet, and rain across northern sections after midnight. The wintry mix should continue to spread south into the Interstate 40 corridor by sunrise, with a changeover to all light snow across northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and northwest Tennessee. In these areas, some light accumulations will be possible, mainly on grassy surfaces, although some slick spots could develop on elevated road surfaces such as bridges and overpasses. Plan to hold off on winter weather advisories at this time considering amounts should remain light. If heavier than expected winter precipitation occurs, then winter weather advisories may become necessary later tonight. Any light precipitation should end from north to south on Saturday morning. A return to dry but cold weather is expected by Saturday afternoon. High temperatures will be as much as 20 degrees below normal. Freezing temperatures appear likely for much of the Mid South for Saturday night into early Sunday morning along with widespread frost. Freeze warnings will likely be issued for much of the area for this time period. High pressure will slide east on Sunday with continued dry weather conditions and warmer temperatures, yet still below normal. A series of weaker shortwave disturbances aloft will move through the region Sunday night through Monday night. This may bring additional showers to the region. Temperatures should warm up further by Monday, but a weak cold front will bring a return to cooler temperatures on Tuesday. Upper level ridging will finally build back over the region for the middle to end of next week along with returning low level southerly flow. This will bring an appreciable warm up back to near and even slightly above average temperatures. Another stronger storm system should impact the region by the end of next week. This will bring a return to showers and thunderstorms by next Friday along with a potential severe weather threat. Stay tuned. JLH && .AVIATION... 12Z TAFs VFR ceilings gradually expected to deteriorate to MVFR conditions this morning and IFR conditions by this afternoon. Showers expected through the day with some thunderstorms possible at MEM and especially at TUP later this afternoon into this evening. As the cold front moves south across the area, precipitation will change over to a mix of rain, sleet, and snow before ending Saturday morning. South winds will become gusty today and veer northwest/north with frontal passage and remain gusty. CJC && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 409 AM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-071115- 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- 409 AM CDT Fri Apr 6 2018 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 Marginal Risk for Severe Thunderstorms across far southern portions of the Mid South this afternoon and evening. Isolated large hail and gusty winds will be possible with the strongest storms. A changeover from rain to a wintry mix is expected late tonight. Minor snow and sleet accumulations will be possible across northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and northwest Tennessee. A few slick spots may develop late tonight on bridges and overpasses in these locations. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Light snow and sleet will be possible early Saturday morning along and north of the Interstate 40 corridor. Little to no snow additional snow and sleet accumulations are expected. Freezing temperatures will likely occur over much of the Mid South early Sunday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Localized and brief spotter activation may be needed across portions of north Mississippi later this afternoon and evening. JLH
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:27 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning sparked a garage fire at a residence along Peyton road in Coldwater.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, April 2018
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: 749227.