Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains; Coastal Storm to Bring Rain and Wind to New England

Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the southern Plains today. Large hail is the main threat, along with some damaging winds. A few instances of 2+ inch diameter hail are possible. A storm system moving north along the New England coast will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the region through Friday. Read More >

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NWS Memphis Local Research/Memphis Office Note

The Historic North Mississippi Flash Floods of June 2021: A Flash Analysis - (Poster)
by Mike Johnson and Kati McNeil
Memphis Office Note 2021-01: Mid-South Tornado Climatology Study
by Gavin Fry
Mid-South Severe Weather Climatology Study
by Ryan Husted
Memphis National Weather Service Perspective of the Severe Weather Outbreak of May 2003 - Focus on the F4 Madison County, Tennessee Tornado
by Jonathan L. Howell, Gregory R. Garrett, Scott J. McNeil, Daniel N. Valle
The Mid South Derecho - 22 July 2003
by Scott J. McNeil, Jonathan L. Howell, Gregory R. Garrett, Daniel N. Valle
Severe Weather Climatology for the NWSFO Memphis County Warning Area
by David Gaffin and Richard Smith, NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-169, July 1995
A Rainfall Climatology of the NWSFO Memphis County Warning Area
by David M. Gaffin and Joseph C. Lowery, NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-175, May 1996
Wake Low Severe Wind Events in the Mississippi River Valley:
A Case Study of Two Contrasting Events
by David M. Gaffin, Weather and Forecasting, Vol. 14, No. 5, American Meteorological Society, pp. 581-603, October 1999

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