Heat in Tennessee, June 26, 2022

Name: Heat in Tennessee, June 26, 2022
Start: 2022-06-26T10:00
End: 2022-06-26T19:00
Location: Tennessee

June 26, 2022 · NWS MEG · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

An upper-level ridge of high pressure parked over the Mid-South resulted in very hot and humid conditions during much of the month of June.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.

An upper-level ridge of high pressure parked over the Mid-South resulted in very hot and humid conditions during much of the month of June.

What forecasters said that day

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 26, 9:37 AM CST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 9:37 AM CST, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 4:34 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
534 AM CDT Sun Jun 26 2022

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-271245-
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-
534 AM CDT Sun Jun 26 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 Heat Advisory is in effect for portions of north Mississippi,
east Arkansas, and west Tennessee. Heat indices up to 108 are
expected in advised areas.

A few strong storms are possible this afternoon. Gust winds will
be the main threat. Heavy rain that could cause some localized
flooding will be possible as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Hardeman

When: June 26, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hardeman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values 105 degrees or greater.

Heat, McNairy

When: June 26, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: McNairy forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values 105 degrees or greater.

Heat, Decatur

When: June 26, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Decatur forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values 105 degrees or greater.

Heat, Hardin

When: June 26, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hardin forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.199, -88.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat index values 105 degrees or greater.

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, June 2022

Sources

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1040021, 1040022, 1040023, 1040024.