Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Memphis, TN

Issued

Sep 18, 1986, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)

Expired

Sep 18, 1986, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Memphis, TN

Area

Whole counties

Counties Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
652 PM CDT THU SEP 18 1986
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
 
IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
          ..CRAIGHEAD..MISSISSIPPI
IN WEST TENNESSEE
          ..CROCKETT..DYER..GIBSON
          ..LAUDERDALE..MADISON

HEAVY RAINS THAT HAVE FALLEN IN A BAND FROM JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO
JACKSON TENNESSEE DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS HAVE DUMPED BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY MORE IN ISOLATED SPOTS. FLOODING HAS BEEN
REPORTED IN JONESBORO ARKANSAS...JACKSON TENNESSEE...AND HUMBOLDT
TENNESSEE.
 
RAINS CONTINUE TO FALL IN THESE AREAS.  EVEN WITHOUT  ADDITIONAL
RAIN...CONTINUED RUNOFF WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING DURING THE
NEXT 3 HOURS.  STREAMS AND ROADS WILL OVERFLOW WITH WATER CAUSING
LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS.
 
IF WATER RISES IN YOUR AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND OR AWAY FROM THE
FLOODING RIGHT AWAY.  DO NOT...REPEAT DO NOT...DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS OR ACROSS BRIDGES WHERE WATER IS FLOWING ACROSS THEM.
 
HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY AROUND 900 PM.  HOWEVER,
AREA RESIDENTS NEED TO USE ALL APPROPRIATE CAUTION THIS EVENING.
 
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT.  IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS, RIVERS, OR
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.  CAMPERS SHOULD
AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  MEMPHIS TN
315 PM CDT THU SEP 18 1986

       ... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH ...

ONCE AGAIN...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED DURING THE HEAT OF
MID-AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. AT 3:15 PM CDT THUNDERSTORMS COVERED
MUCH OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST TENNESSEE AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ALONG THE
TENNESSEE-MISSISSIPPI LINE BETWEEN HOLLY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI AND
COLLIERVILLE TENNESSEE.

DUE...IN PART...TO THE VERY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS. IN
ADDITION...THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO FEATURE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR
AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MID-SOUTH UNTIL A FEW HOURS AFTER
SUNSET.
RESIDENTS OF THE MID-SOUTH SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT LOW-LYING ROADWAYS MAY BECOME
WATER COVERED RAPIDLY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH HIGH WATER.

PLEASE MONITOR THIS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 1986Every flash flood warning in 1986

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.