A weak cold front extended from West Tennessee into central Arkansas during the afternoon hours on July 8, 2023. This front was moving slowly south.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A weak cold front extended from West Tennessee into central Arkansas during the afternoon hours on July 8, 2023. This front was moving slowly south. This feature combined with strong instability and deep moisture resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms across the Mid-South. Isolated wind damage and flash flooding occurred.
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 8, 9:15 AM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
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</html>Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1156 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ012-013-081730-
Lafayette MS-Panola MS-
1156 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Lafayette and northeastern Panola Counties through 1230 PM CDT...
At 1156 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
John W Kyle State Park, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size 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...
John W Kyle State Park, Burgess and Hayes Crossing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3435 8991 3449 8984 3445 8958 3424 8967
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 285DEG 18KT 3440 8980
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
SchlessigerSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1157 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ004-005-009-TNZ091-081730-
Tippah MS-Alcorn MS-Prentiss MS-McNairy TN-
1157 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Tippah,
northwestern Prentiss, Alcorn and southwestern McNairy Counties
through 1230 PM CDT...
At 1157 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Theo, or 10 miles south of Big Hill Pond State Park, moving southeast
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size 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...
Corinth, Booneville, Big Hill Pond State Park, Jumpertown, Glen,
Hinkle, Theo, Farmington, Walnut, Falkner, Guys, Rienzi, Kossuth,
Chalybeate, Strickland, Collinstown, Wenasoga, Biggersville, Jobes
and Gaston.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3457 8862 3486 8896 3500 8885 3500 8879
3507 8879 3508 8878 3495 8836 3485 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 307DEG 21KT 3490 8877
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
SWBSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ016-017-024-081745-
Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Itawamba, southeastern Lee and north central Monroe Counties through
1245 PM CDT...
At 1213 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Evergreen, or near Tombigbee State Park, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size 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...
Fulton, Smithville, New Salem, Evergreen, Nettleton, Abney,
Cardsville, Tilden, Mooreville, Ballardsville, Dorsey, Jacinto and
Richmond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3412 8866 3428 8857 3424 8830 3403 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 284DEG 18KT 3420 8854
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SchlessigerSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1218 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ013-015-081745-
Lafayette MS-Pontotoc MS-
1218 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Lafayette and northwestern Pontotoc Counties through 1245 PM CDT...
At 1218 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Denmark, or 8 miles southeast of Oxford, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size 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...
Tula, Denmark, Thaxton, Toccopola, Altus, Lafayette Springs, Delay
and Yocona.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3415 8925 3416 8927 3425 8948 3438 8943
3435 8915 3414 8922
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 287DEG 21KT 3430 8939
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
SchlessigerSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1234 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ017-024-081800-
Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-
1234 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Itawamba
and northern Monroe Counties through 100 PM CDT...
At 1234 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tremont to near New Salem to Amory.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size 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...
Amory, Smithville, Tremont, New Salem, Clay, Hatley, Gattman, Sipsey
Fork, Becker, Quincy, Turon, Tilden, Splunge, Wise Gap, Athens,
Bigbee, Greenwood Springs, Parham and Cadamy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3394 8863 3410 8841 3431 8834 3428 8818
3378 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 289DEG 25KT 3428 8830 3410 8835 3399 8850
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SWBSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1241 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ001-002-TNZ088-081815-
Marshall MS-DeSoto MS-Shelby TN-
1241 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern DeSoto,
northwestern Marshall and south central Shelby Counties through 115
PM CDT...
At 1241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lynchburg, or over Horn Lake, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size 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...
Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, T O Fuller State Park,
Memphis, Byhalia, Walls, Southwest Memphis, Lynchburg, Lewisburg,
Whitehaven, Cockrum, Cedarview, Bright, Nesbit, Handy Corner,
Capleville, Glover and Jago.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3508 9013 3499 8963 3477 8972 3491 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 284DEG 43KT 3496 9007
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SchlessigerThe Memphis radar (KNQA), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was knocked down on Tulane Road south of Church Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 2023
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: 1125226.