A longwave trough oriented over the Midwest, ejected a cold front towards the Mid-South. Ahead of this boundary, the Mid-South was positioned within the left entrance region of a strong midlevel jet.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A longwave trough oriented over the Midwest, ejected a cold front towards the Mid-South. Ahead of this boundary, the Mid-South was positioned within the left entrance region of a strong midlevel jet. This feature provided increased ascent through the afternoon. Convective initiation was favored around 2-3 pm along the Tennessee/Kentucky border. Initial storm mode was supercellular, with large hail the primary concern. As this activity moved southeast, storms congealed into broken line segments, creating a greater damaging wind threat.
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 Apr 10, 11:20 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 1220 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1207 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025 - Significant river flooding will continue through the end of the week. - A Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms is in effect for the entire Mid-South today. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary concerns. - Dry and pleasant outdoor conditions return this weekend. && .DISCUSSION... (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 252 AM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025 Severe weather chances return today as a longwave trough orients over the Midwest, ejecting a cold front towards the Mid-South. Ahead of this boundary, the Mid-South will lie within the left entrance region of a 70 kt midlevel jet. This feature will provide increased ascent through the afternoon. Convective initiation is favored around 2-3PM along the TN/KY border. Initial storm mode will be supercellular with large hail the primary concern. As this activity move southeast, storms will congeal into broken line segments, creating a greater damaging wind threat. The latest CAMs favor less areal coverage of storms, so this is not expected to be an areawide event. Instead, isolated storms are favored and most probable in a corridor from northwest Tennessee to northeast Mississippi. Due to a lack luster tornado parameter space, the Storm Prediction Center has removed mention of tornado probabilities from today's risk. Overall storm total rainfall will remain less than 0.5 inches. Therefore, worsening flood conditions are not anticipated. A few stray showers and thunderstorms may develop on Friday as a reinforcing front sweeps across the Mid-South. Severe weather is not expected with this activity. Dry conditions return this weekend as upper level ridging prevails. A warming trend will kick off Saturday with highs on Monday in the 80s. The next shot of rain looks to be Monday evening, but it remains too early to tell specifics. ANS && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1207 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025 A few thunderstorms may develop this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Confidence is low regarding thunderstorms reaching any specific location so did not include in TAFs. Did include a PROB30 group for showers in the KMKL area. VFR conditions will continue through at least Friday morning. Some MVFR ceilings could develop by late Friday morning across northeast sections of the Mid-South ahead of an upper level trough crossing the region. West winds this afternoon around 5 knots shifting to the northwest and increasing to around 10 knots Friday morning. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. && PUBLIC FORECAST...ANS AVIATION...ARS
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
254 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025
MOZ115-TNZ019-020-048-050-051-102030-
Pemiscot MO-Crockett TN-Lauderdale TN-Dyer TN-Haywood TN-Gibson TN-
254 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PEMISCOT...
NORTHWESTERN CROCKETT...DYER...WEST CENTRAL GIBSON...NORTHEASTERN
LAUDERDALE AND NORTH CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM CDT...
At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Heloise, or near Caruthersville, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Fowlkes, Bonicord, Central, Jenkinsville, Rohoboth, Maury Junction,
Halls, Poplar Grove, Dyersburg, Parker, Dog Hill, Tatumville,
Tennemo, Elizabeth, Stokes, Nauvoo, Boothspoint, Nankipoo, Big Boy
Junction, and Finley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
southeastern Missouri...and west Tennessee.
&&
LAT...LON 3619 8957 3599 8907 3573 8934 3607 8975
3619 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 303DEG 35KT 3611 8960
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JABThe Memphis radar (KNQA), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:25 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Two 18 wheeler trucks were blown over on I-555 between mile markers 19 and 22. Trailers were not empty.
Metal roof blown off a building on West Keiser Ave in Osceola.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2025
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: 1254670, 1254668, 1254667, 1254669.