Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Memphis, TN

Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Shelby County, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
809 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...DISCUSSION...

...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT
   UNTIL 1 PM TUESDAY...

...REMNANTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND INTO WEST TENNESSEE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER
TONIGHT...

STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST
TENNESSEE ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA. WIND GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE
BEING REPORTED FROM COLUMBUS AND TUPELO. OTHER WINDS ACROSS WEST
TENNESSEE HAVE PRODUCED SOME DAMAGE AS FAR WEST AS TIPTON COUNTY.

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED WESTWARD TO THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND INCLUDE TIPTON...HAYWOOD AND MADISON COUNTIES.
HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.

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.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...WIND ADVISORY 7 PM TONIGHT TO 1 PM TUESDAY ALL COUNTIES.
MO...WIND ADVISORY 7 PM TONIGHT TO 1 PM TUESDAY ALL COUNTIES.
MS...FLOOD WATCH 7 PM TONIGHT TO 1 PM TUESDAY ALL COUNTIES.
     INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING 7 PM TONIGHT TO 1 PM TUESDAY
     FOR ALL OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI.
TN...FLOOD WATCH 7 PM TONIGHT TO 1 PM TUESDAY ALL COUNTIES.
     INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING 7 PM TONIGHT TO 1 PM TUESDAY
     FOR TNZ053>055-088-049-050-052-090>092.
     WIND ADVISORY SAME TIME PERIOD EVERYWHERE ELSE.

AC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
345 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-301000-
ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON-
MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-
POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY-
YALOBUSHA-
345 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH
MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.

.DAY ONE...

DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD FROM SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI THROUGH NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 1 PM TUESDAY...SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
LEXINGTON TENNESSEE TO BATESVILLE MISSISSIPPI. A WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF WEST
TENNESSEE. THE AREA IS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON
TENNESSEE...TO OXFORD MISSISSIPPI.

THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE KATRINA WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE
MAIN THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WOULD GENERALLY BE
AFTER 7 PM TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND
WEST TENNESSEE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT
UNTIL 1 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN COULD
OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THE REMNANTS OF KATRINA SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE MIDSOUTH BY
EARLY AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. THE FLOOD WATCH...WIND
ADVISORY...AND INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL EXPIRE AT
1 PM TUESDAY.

AFTER TUESDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
LOW.

FOR DETAILED AND UPDATED INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE
STATEMENTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN MEMPHIS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY TONIGHT FOR IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA.

SWC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
646 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TROPICAL STORM   TUPELO                  34.26N 88.73W
08/29/2005                   LEE                MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STRONG WINDS HAVE KNOCKED DOWN LARGE TREES AND POWERLINES
            ACROSS THE CITY OF TUPELO.

&&

JLH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
726 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     TROPICAL STORM   3 W COVINGTON           35.57N 89.70W
08/29/2005                   TIPTON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STRONG WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 50-60 MPH TORE THE FRONT
            PORCH OFF OF A HOUSE...BROKE WINDOWS ON A CAMPER
            TRAILER...AND RIPPED A SATELLITE TELEVISION DISH FROM THE
            ROOF OF THE HOUSE.

&&

JLH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
736 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TROPICAL STORM   TUPELO                  34.26N 88.73W
08/29/2005                   LEE                MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STRONG WINDS HAVE KNOCKED DOWN LARGE TREES AND POWERLINES
            ACROSS THE CITY OF TUPELO.

0615 PM     TROPICAL STORM   3 W COVINGTON           35.57N 89.70W
08/29/2005                   TIPTON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STRONG WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 50-60 MPH TORE THE FRONT
            PORCH OFF OF A HOUSE...BROKE WINDOWS ON A CAMPER
            TRAILER...AND RIPPED A SATELLITE TELEVISION DISH FROM THE
            ROOF OF THE HOUSE.

0710 PM     TROPICAL STORM   OXFORD                  34.36N 89.53W
08/29/2005                   LAFAYETTE          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG LONGEST STREET IN THE CITY OF
            OXFORD.

&&

JLH