Extreme (D3) Drought Conditions improved to Severe (D2) Drought Conditions along and south of Interstate 40 across West Tennessee. Severe (D2) Drought and Moderate (D1) Drought conditions continued to improve as precipitation across Tennessee was near or above normal and temperatures were below normal.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
Extreme (D3) Drought Conditions improved to Severe (D2) Drought Conditions along and south of Interstate 40 across West Tennessee. Severe (D2) Drought and Moderate (D1) Drought conditions continued to improve as precipitation across Tennessee was near or above normal and temperatures were below normal. Lake and river levels had increased flow to near and above normal due to upstream snowmelt.
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 Jan 31, 11:36 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 1136 PM CST Wed Jan 31 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 250 PM CST Wed Jan 31 2024 Calm and dry conditions will remain across the Mid-South through the end of the work week. Temperatures will be near to slightly above normal with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the 30s and 40s areawide. An upper level disturbance will bring showers back into the forecast Saturday afternoon through Monday morning. Dry and calm conditions will move back across our CWA Tuesday. && .DISCUSSION... (This evening through next Tuesday) Issued at 250 PM CST Wed Jan 31 2024 A surface high pressure currently centered over the lower Mississippi Valley and northwest flow aloft will keep skies clear and light winds through the remainder of today. Upper level ridging will quickly build across the Mid-South beginning late this evening. Clear skies, calm winds, and ample radiational cooling will create a great environment for fog development overnight tonight and into the early morning hours. Patchy fog formation and reduced visibilities is likely areawide with some local areas of dense fog possible. The aforementioned upper level ridging will keep benign weather across our CWA through the end of the work week. Upper level ridging will begin pushing east as quasi-zonal flow aloft moves over the area Thursday night. A makeshift Rex Block will set up over the CONUS Friday evening. The associated upper level trough and upper level low pressure system will set up over the four corners region and track showers west to east across the Mid-South Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon. Current forecast QPF values are around .25- 1.5 inches areawide, greatest amounts over Northeast Central Arkansas and Northwest Mississippi. Forecast dewpoints and sounding do not currently support thunderstorm development with this system. The aforementioned low will retrograde southeast as a surface high pressure and northwest flow builds back over the region Tuesday bringing dry conditions back over the Mid-South Tuesday. As far as temperatures are concerned, we will stay around normal to slightly above normal with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the 30s and 40s for the foreseeable future. The latest CPC 8-14 day outlook has our temperatures staying above normal, resulting in a pretty pleasant start to our February. AEH && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1136 PM CST Wed Jan 31 2024 No significant aviation weather impacts expected at Midsouth TAF sites over the next 24 to 30 hours. 04Z HRRR and the 00Z HREF Grand Ensemble have backed off radiation fog potential over the delta toward sunrise. This may be due to slightly stronger southerly return flow just off the deck. KLZK VAD wind profiler from 0520Z showed FL010 winds of 18011KT. To the east of the MS River, dewpoints have cooled as much as 5 degrees F since 21Z, limiting fog potential. PWB && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...Flash Flood Watch through Thursday morning for MSZ007-011-020. TN...None. && PUBLIC FORECAST...AEH AVIATION...PWB
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought (D2) conditions improved in early February.
Severe drought (D2) conditions improved in early February.
Severe drought (D2) conditions improved in early February.
Severe drought (D2) conditions improved in early February.
Severe drought (D2) conditions improved by mid-February.
Severe drought (D2) conditions improved by mid-February.
Severe drought (D2) conditions improved by mid-February.
Severe drought (D2) conditions improved by mid-February.
Extreme (D3) conditions improved by mid-February.
Extreme drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe drought (D2) conditions by mid-February.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2024
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: 1163383, 1163384, 1163385, 1163386, 1163387, 1163388, 1163389, 1163390, 1163391, 1163392.