Abnormally dry conditions during the middle part of the summer led to severe (D2) drought conditions over portions of Tennesee. The drought created stress on crops including corn and soybeans which led to lower yields.
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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.
Abnormally dry conditions during the middle part of the summer led to severe (D2) drought conditions over portions of Tennesee. The drought created stress on crops including corn and soybeans which led to lower yields. Rainfall during the month of August gradually improved conditions.
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 Jul 31, 10:46 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 1146 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 .DISCUSSION... Updated for aviation discussion && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 849 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022/ UPDATE... Showers will continue across portions of Northern Mississippi for the next few hours. Expect rain chances to increase in the early morning hours, with the southern portion of the CWA seeing the most rain. Tomorrow will end the streak of rain and cooler weather, as a stalled front retreats north, bringing heat and humidity back to the region. Rain chances will die down for the remainder of the week, but cannot rule out scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Edited overnight temperatures to match latest obs, but rest of forecast remains on track. ANS DISCUSSION.../issued 324 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022/ As expected today has been our rainiest day of all the recent rainy days across the Midsouth. Many areas southwest of Memphis and south of the Interstate 40 corridor have gotten 2-4 inches with nearly 5 inches in western Phillips county Arkansas. Also as expected, high temperatures have been curbed across most of the Midsouth. Most of the region saw highs in the low to middle 80s although near and south Of Tupelo it did reach 89-90 degrees. Rain and thunderstorms should diminish in intensity and coverage this evening but a weak midlevel disturbance is expected to reinvigorate storms again before sunrise. Tomorrow, rain showers will slowly decrease in coverage from west to east with little to no precipitation expected by sunset. Additional rainfall totals tonight and tomorrow probably won't exceed one half of an inch on a county basis although smaller areas could see higher amounts. A relatively weak 591dm ridge will build in over the Midsouth by the middle of the work week. High temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday don't look quite as hot as they did a few model runs ago, but we still may need a heat advisory west of the Mississippi River. Due to the weaker ridge we expect at least a few showers and thunderstorms each day. organized strong to severe storms do not look likely, although as most Midsoutherners know any thunderstorm this time has the potential to produce lots of dangerous lightning, gusty wind and locally heavy rainfall. Guidance has been pretty consistent on bringing another cold front into the Midsouth late Thursday or Friday. it probably time to start factoring this feature into the forecast even though confidence is low that it will make it. Will lower temperatures a bit Thursday into the weekend and raise pops to the 20-30% range. 30 && .AVIATION... Some scattered low clouds cover areas north of I-40 attm. Some concern about whether these clouds will expand or lift north out of the area. The latest HRRR does hang some IFR cigs across the aforementioned area so will add a tempo for IFR cigs through 10z at KMKL and KJBR. Another disturbance moving through late tonight into Monday morning will kick off some more SHRAs and TSRAs. This feature should push east of the area Monday afternoon. Light south winds will become SW at 8-14 kts with some gusts across the Delta Monday afternoon. SJM && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 356 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-012300- 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- 356 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected with locally heavy rainfall. Localized flooding could be an issue due to training and slow moving storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Heat will return to the Midsouth by the middle of the work week. Heat advisories may be needed as heat indices meet or exceed 105 degrees. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe (D2) drought conditions gradually improved early in the month of August.
Severe (D2) drought conditions gradually improved by the middle of August.
Severe (D2) drought conditions gradually improved by the end of the month of August.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1054341, 1054342, 1054343.