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Flash Flood Warning 125, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2008, 8:06 PM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 114 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2008, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 114 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 31, 3:03 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 3:03 PM CDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 303 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS... SURFACE FRONT HAS STALLED OVER THE MIDSOUTH. ISOLATED PULSE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING. THE HEAT INDEX IS BETWEEN 100 AND 107. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)... ISSUED HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR HEAT INDEX NEAR 105. EXPECT CONVECTION IS BE SCATTERED THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN VICINITY OF DYING SURFACE BOUNDARY...MOST NOTABLY IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. ON FRIDAY 500 MB RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE MIDSOUTH. HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. WE NEED TO HOLD OFF SO THAT LATER SHIFTS CAN BETTER DEFINE THE AREA. ISOLATED DIURNAL STORMS COULD DEVELOP IN THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ALONG OLD SURFACE BOUNDARY AND ENHANCED MOISTURE. .LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... STRONG 500 MB RIDGE BUILDS INTO OUR REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE ON SATURDAY THE SURFACE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEAST ALLOWING SURFACE DEW POINTS TO DROP INTO THE 60S. THIS SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO REACH NEAR OR ABOVE 100. AN INTENSIFYING HEAT IS LIKELY WITH SEVERAL DAYS OF HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES FROM SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. THROUGH JUNE 1ST MEM,MKL,JBR,AND TUP ARE ROUGHLY 50% TO 70% OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION. WITH TEMPERATURE EXPECTED FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS SHOULD INTENSIFY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 76 98 77 100 / 20 10 0 10 MKL 70 96 71 98 / 20 10 0 10 JBR 71 99 74 101 / 20 10 0 10 TUP 72 95 74 99 / 50 20 0 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DESOTO. TN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SHELBY. && BELLES
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 4:32 AM CDT, 15 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 432 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-011145- ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-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- 432 AM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KNS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 31, 6:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
649 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM FLASH FLOOD 9 NNE BYHALIA 34.98N 89.63W
07/31/2008 MARSHALL MS PUBLIC
WATER COVERING HALF WAY UP THE TIRES OF CARS...TRAFFIC AT
A STANDSTILL
0540 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 N BYHALIA 34.98N 89.69W
07/31/2008 MARSHALL MS NWS EMPLOYEE
6 TO 10 INCHES OF WATER COVERING ROADWAYS WITHIN A
QUARTER OF A MILE OF HWY 302 AND BYHALIA ROAD
0626 PM FLASH FLOOD SOUTHWEST MEMPHIS 35.05N 90.07W
07/31/2008 SHELBY TN OTHER FEDERAL
MITCHELL ROAD WITH 6 INCHES OF WATER AT T.O. FULLER STATE
PARK
0645 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE OLIVE BRANCH 34.98N 89.82W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERSECTION OF CENTER HILL AND GRACELAND FLOODED
&&
DSVSpecial weather statement, Jul 31, 7:07 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 707 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 ARZ036-048-010030- ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR- 707 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... EASTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF PINCKNEY AT 707 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HUGHES...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
Local storm report, Jul 31, 7:24 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 31, 7:40 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
740 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM FLASH FLOOD 9 NNE BYHALIA 34.98N 89.63W
07/31/2008 MARSHALL MS PUBLIC
WATER COVERING HALF WAY UP THE TIRES OF CARS...TRAFFIC AT
A STANDSTILL
0540 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 N BYHALIA 34.98N 89.69W
07/31/2008 MARSHALL MS NWS EMPLOYEE
6 TO 10 INCHES OF WATER COVERING ROADWAYS WITHIN A
QUARTER OF A MILE OF HWY 302 AND BYHALIA ROAD
0626 PM FLASH FLOOD SOUTHWEST MEMPHIS 35.05N 90.07W
07/31/2008 SHELBY TN OTHER FEDERAL
MITCHELL ROAD WITH 6 INCHES OF WATER AT T.O. FULLER STATE
PARK
0645 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE OLIVE BRANCH 34.98N 89.82W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERSECTION OF CENTER HILL AND GRACELAND FLOODED
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG WALLS 34.95N 90.13W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN WALLS
0655 PM TSTM WND DMG HERNANDO 34.83N 89.99W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN HERNANDO
0701 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SW WALLS 34.89N 90.21W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN LAKE CORMORANT
0723 PM TSTM WND DMG SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
07/31/2008 TATE MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN IN TOWN
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Jul 31, 7:57 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
757 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM FLASH FLOOD 9 NNE BYHALIA 34.98N 89.63W
07/31/2008 MARSHALL MS PUBLIC
WATER COVERING HALF WAY UP THE TIRES OF CARS...TRAFFIC AT
A STANDSTILL
0540 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 N BYHALIA 34.98N 89.69W
07/31/2008 MARSHALL MS NWS EMPLOYEE
6 TO 10 INCHES OF WATER COVERING ROADWAYS WITHIN A
QUARTER OF A MILE OF HWY 302 AND BYHALIA ROAD
0626 PM FLASH FLOOD SOUTHWEST MEMPHIS 35.05N 90.07W
07/31/2008 SHELBY TN OTHER FEDERAL
MITCHELL ROAD WITH 6 INCHES OF WATER AT T.O. FULLER STATE
PARK
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG WALLS 34.95N 90.13W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN WALLS
0645 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE OLIVE BRANCH 34.98N 89.82W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERSECTION OF CENTER HILL AND GRACELAND FLOODED
0655 PM TSTM WND DMG HERNANDO 34.83N 89.99W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN HERNANDO
0701 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SW WALLS 34.89N 90.21W
07/31/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN LAKE CORMORANT
0723 PM TSTM WND DMG SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
07/31/2008 TATE MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREE DOWN IN TOWN
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG SARDIS 34.43N 89.91W
07/31/2008 PANOLA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DWON IN SARDIS
&&
DSVSpecial weather statement, Jul 31, 8:00 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 800 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 MSZ013>015-010145- UNION MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PONTOTOC MS- 800 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHWESTERN PONTOTOC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF OXFORD AT 800 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 18 MPH. NUMEROUS OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OCCURING OVER LAFAYETTE AND PONTOTOC AND SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES. PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE...PONTOTOC AND UNION COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF OXFORD...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Marshall | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 8:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 118 min |
| Jul 31, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 4:27 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Tunica | 30 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:28 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more | 64 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.