As of 8:21pm CST, the NWS in Memphis reported that at 7:55pm, thunderstorm winds brought down some power lines in Jackson. No other details as to the location were available.
At 7:45pm CST, flash flooding in downtown Memphis resulted in water covering some streets. Three-quarters of an inch of rain fell in one hour in downtown Memphis.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
447 PM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
…SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL THIS EVENING…
MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE CONTINUES IN A *SLIGHT* RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE WARNINGS THAT ARE BEING ISSUED CURRENTLY BY THE MEMPHIS OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAVE BEEN FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN ARKANSAS THAT HAVE PRODUCED WIND GUST IN GREENE CO TO 60 MPH AROUND 410PM. RANDOLPH COUNTY REPORTED TREES DOWNED AROUND 408PM.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT 4:36PM INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST EAST OF CORNING AR SOUTH TO JONESBORO AR. THE LINE BECOMES MORE BROKEN AS IT EXTENDS SOUTH TOWARD STUTTGART. THE LINE HAS BEEN MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. AT THIS RATE, THE LINE OF STORMS WILL ENTER WEST TENNESSEE DURING THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR THIS EVENING.
AT THIS TIME, THE TORNADO WARNINGS ARE BEING ISSUED FOR STORMS IN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FROM NOAA WEATHER RADIO, YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND WITH ADDITIONAL POSTS HERE.
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Current Watches
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
1005 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
…SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR TODAY…
.WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED AND TIMING
THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS PARTS OF WEST TENNESSEE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE TIME OF THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 11 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.AREAS AFFECTED
THE AREA THAT IS IN A *SLIGHT* RISK IS WEST OF A LINE FROM CAMDEN TO SELMER.
.DISCUSSION
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. THE ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WOULD EXIST PRIMARILY IN ANY SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE.
EH/SPC
As of 9:30 this morning, the temperature at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport had reached 71º. This eclipses the old record high temperature for the date of 70º last set in 1984. EH
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
6:47 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
…SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR TODAY…
.WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED AND TIMING
THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF WEST TENNESSEE. THE TIME OF THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 11 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.AREAS AFFECTED
THE AREA THAT IS IN A *SLIGHT* RISK IS WEST OF A LINE FROM DRESDEN TO JACKSON TO BOLIVAR.
.DISCUSSION
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. THE ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WOULD EXIST PRIMARILY IN ANY SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE. INSTABILITY WILL BECOME MARGINAL AS THE LINE CROSSES THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO WEST TENNESSEE TONIGHT.
EH/NWS
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