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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Memphis, TN

June 14, 1998Henry County, Weakley County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 1998, 9:28 PM CDT for Henry County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 1998, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 1998, 11:35 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Henry County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1998-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3344 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 1998-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 451 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3344 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
451 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
509 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
11.0
Supercell composite
67.6

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KMEM 150227
FFWMEM
TNC079-131-183-150425-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
928 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HENRY COUNTY IN WESTERN TENNESSEE
  EASTERN OBION COUNTY IN WESTERN TENNESSEE
  WEAKLEY COUNTY IN WESTERN TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 1135 PM CDT

* AT 915 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EASTERN
  OBION..WEAKELY AND HENRY COUNTIES MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

* THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE
  AND THREE INCHES IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN
  EXCESS OF TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.
MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODINzG WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:48 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
848 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0410 PM    CORNING                   AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   CLAY                           ROOF OFF OF BUILDING AND
                                          TREES DOWN

0518 PM    WARDELL                   MO   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   PEMISCOT

0550 PM    HAYTI                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   PEMISCOT                       TREES DOWN 6 MILES NORTH
                                          OF HAYTI

0552 PM    TIPTONVILLE               TN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   LAKE

0620 PM    RIVES                     TN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   OBION

0640 PM    SHARON                    TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   WEAKLEY

0735 PM    HENRY                     TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   HENRY

0825 PM    DRESDEN                   TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   WEAKLEY

0840 PM    PARIS                     TN   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   HENRY                          TREES DOWN
Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:48 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
848 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0410 PM    CORNING                   AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   CLAY                           ROOF OFF OF BUILDING AND
                                          TREES DOWN

0518 PM    WARDELL                   MO   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   PEMISCOT

0550 PM    HAYTI                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   PEMISCOT                       TREES DOWN 6 MILES NORTH
                                          OF HAYTI

0552 PM    TIPTONVILLE               TN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   LAKE

0620 PM    RIVES                     TN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   OBION

0640 PM    SHARON                    TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   WEAKLEY

0735 PM    HENRY                     TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   HENRY

0825 PM    DRESDEN                   TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   WEAKLEY

0840 PM    PARIS                     TN   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   HENRY                          TREES DOWN
Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:55 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
855 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0410 PM    CORNING                   AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   CLAY                           ROOF OFF OF BUILDING AND
                                          TREES DOWN

0518 PM    WARDELL                   MO   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   PEMISCOT

0550 PM    HAYTI                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   PEMISCOT                       TREES DOWN 6 MILES NORTH
                                          OF HAYTI

0550 PM    HAYTI                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   PEMISCOT                       ROOF OFF TRAILER

0550 PM    HAYTI                     MO   2.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   PEMISCOT

0552 PM    TIPTONVILLE               TN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   LAKE

0620 PM    RIVES                     TN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   OBION

0640 PM    SHARON                    TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   WEAKLEY

0735 PM    HENRY                     TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   HENRY

0825 PM    DRESDEN                   TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   WEAKLEY

0840 PM    PARIS                     TN   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   HENRY                          TREES DOWN
Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:55 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
855 PM CDT SUN JUN 14 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0410 PM    CORNING                   AR   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   CLAY                           ROOF OFF OF BUILDING AND
                                          TREES DOWN

0518 PM    WARDELL                   MO   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   PEMISCOT

0550 PM    HAYTI                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   PEMISCOT                       TREES DOWN 6 MILES NORTH
                                          OF HAYTI

0550 PM    HAYTI                     MO   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   PEMISCOT                       ROOF OFF TRAILER

0550 PM    HAYTI                     MO   2.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   PEMISCOT

0552 PM    TIPTONVILLE               TN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   LAKE

0620 PM    RIVES                     TN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   OBION

0640 PM    SHARON                    TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   WEAKLEY

0735 PM    HENRY                     TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   HENRY

0825 PM    DRESDEN                   TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/98   WEAKLEY

0840 PM    PARIS                     TN   WIND DAMAGE
06/14/98   HENRY                          TREES DOWN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHenry49 min
Jun 14, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGWeakley48 min
Jun 14, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHenry48 min
Jun 14, 8:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHenry34 min
Jun 14, 9:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGObion2 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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.