A shortwave moved from western Arkansas into the Mid-South and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass across the Delta region. Thunderstorms developed with several reports of damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A shortwave moved from western Arkansas into the Mid-South and interacted with a moist and unstable airmass across the Delta region. Thunderstorms developed with several reports of 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 Sep 24, 5:34 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Memphis TN 634 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022 ...New AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... (This evening through next Friday) Issued at 231 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022 A hot and dry afternoon in ongoing across the Mid-South. Temperatures range from the upper 80s to mid 90s across the region. A few light returns were noted on KNQA radar, but are only associated with mid level clouds moving across the region. The latest surface analysis places a 1008mb low pressure system near Minneapolis, with a cold front trailing south into Des Moines and southwest back through Kansas City. A secondary warm front has begun to lift eastward through western portions of the forecast area, evidenced by mid to upper 60s dewpoints. This secondary warm front will continue to lift across the rest of the area over the next couple of hours. The latest mesoanalysis places 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE along and west of the Mississippi River. In addition, 40 knots of bulk shear is also analyzed across the same area. As a shortwave translates from western Arkansas and into our area over the next several hours, expect storms to initiate over eastern Arkansas and move ESE through midnight. The storm mode looks to be multi-cellular and could produce at least a couple of strong wind gusts. The most favorable location for strongest storms will be across northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and northern west Tennessee where the best height falls will be. Storms will begin to congeal and turn more southeast after midnight which could also support a few strong wind gusts as it moves into north Mississippi overnight. The majority of rainfall will be out of the forecast area by mid morning on Sunday. FROPA won't actually occur until tomorrow afternoon, so temperatures will remain above normal for the majority of the region on Sunday as well. Expect highs in the mid to upper 80s. The front will finally push south of the CWA by Sunday night. Behind the front, cool and crisp autumn air will envelop the region for several days. Expect stellar weather with highs in the 70s each day and lows in the 50s each morning. Full attention will brought to Tropical Storm Ian (likely hurricane before too long) by the middle of next week as it meanders through the GOM and makes landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast. Lots of uncertainty wrt to track and intensity remains, so making any long term forecast with accuracy remains low at this time. Nonetheless, the ECMWF does bring the remnants of this storm potentially into eastern portions of the Mid-South by next weekend. Stay tuned. AC3 && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 623 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022 Primary aviation concern remains TSRA timing and coverage in and around MEM this evening. Latest radar shows storms had arrived to east central AR earlier than CAM consensus depicted, and the 00Z TAF starts out VCTS. KNQA VAD Wind profile showed unidirectional westerly flow aloft at 2330z, not typically indicative of approaching TSRA. However, expect winds above FL020 to back the southwest in advance an an approaching midlevel trof. In any case, TSRA should not be resident in within the MEM 25SM vicinity ring for more than a few hours this evening. TUP will likely see a couple episodes of TSRA extending into the overnight, thus the longer than typical VCTS. Clear skies and occasionally gusty northwest winds expected areawide Sunday afternoon, as a dry midcontinental airmass pushes into the Midsouth. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. && PUBLIC FORECAST...AC3 AVIATION...PWB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 515 AM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-251215- 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-Lee AR-Lee MS- Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion-Panola-Pemiscot- Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-Shelby-St. Francis- Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley- Yalobusha- 515 AM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022 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 thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon into tonight. The main threats will be isolated damaging wind and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday An elevated fire danger may develop this week due to low afternoon humidities and drying fuels. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon into tonight. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. SJM
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
645 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022
ARZ058-MSZ010-250015-
Phillips AR-Coahoma MS-
645 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Phillips and
west central Coahoma Counties through 715 PM CDT...
At 645 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Elaine, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Elaine, Lake View, Lambrook, Wabash, Modoc, Catron, Ratio, Hoop Spur,
Ewal and Mellwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3426 9106 3426 9107 3427 9108 3430 9107
3429 9106 3430 9106 3431 9107 3431 9105
3432 9106 3433 9105 3434 9100 3443 9100
3444 9070 3417 9074 3425 9108
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 276DEG 14KT 3433 9099
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
735 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022
MSZ007-008-011-012-250100-
Tunica MS-Panola MS-Tate MS-Quitman MS-
735 PM CDT Sat Sep 24 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Tunica,
southwestern Tate, north central Quitman and northwestern Panola
Counties through 800 PM CDT...
At 735 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Crenshaw, or 16 miles west of Senatobia, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Crenshaw, Askew, Gerlach Mill, Sarah, Buxton, Longtown and Cypress
Corner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 9032 3463 9005 3448 9006 3445 9013
3445 9020 3447 9027 3449 9031 3450 9035
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 275DEG 13KT 3455 9025
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHThe Memphis radar (KNQA), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:09 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous tree limbs down across Lafe.
Numerous trees down along County Road 517 and County Road 523 in the Halliday area.
Tree down on a truck on County Road 711.
Multiple trees and powerlines down three miles east-northeast of Gosnell.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, September 2022
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: 1054213, 1054215, 1054210, 1054211.