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Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 2008, 12:59 PM CDT for Greene County, Arkansas. It was in force for 91 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2008, 12:59 PM CDT (17:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 91 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Greene County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1314 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 532 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 505 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.8
- Supercell composite
- 15.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KMEG 021759
FFWMEG
ARC055-021930-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0057.080502T1759Z-080502T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1259 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT
* AT 1259 PM CDT... OVER THE PAST HOUR DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3
TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND
AREAS TO THE SOUTHWEST.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALCOTT...
PARAGOULD...OAK GROVE HEIGHTS...MARMADUKE...LAFE AND BEECH GROVE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3620 9031 3619 9020 3612 9026 3610 9032
3603 9035 3599 9039 3600 9083 3622 9064
3627 9048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 180DEG 0KT 3602 9073
$$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 May 2, 9:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 9:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
924 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008
.DISCUSSION...
MOST OF THE MID SOUTH REMAINS UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 249
FOR CWA LOCATIONS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH 3 PM CDT.
A POTENT SHORTWAVE UPPER TROUGH IS CURRENTLY ROTATING AROUND THE
BASE OF A DEEP CLOSED H5 LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS
SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORGANIZED LINE OF SEVERE
WEATEHR IN PROGRESS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST AR. THIS LINE
WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST AR AND THE MO BOOTHEEL LATER THIS
MORNING.
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS AN AREA OF RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES
MOVING TOWARD THE MS DELTA. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS AREA FOR THE
INITIATION OF SEVERE WEATHER TOWARD MIDDAY. THE BEST FORCING MOVES
NORTH OF THE REGION BY MIDDAY AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED SHORTWAVE
LIFTS INTO MISSOURI...HOWEVER CAPE VALUES AROUND 2200 J/KG WILL
KEEP THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AROUND THIS
AFTERNOON.
A SECOND UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS
EVENING AND PUSH THE SURFACE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MID SOUTH.
EXPECT A SQUALL LINE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND
INTO THE EARLIER MORNING HOURS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 433 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008/
DISCUSSION...
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THIS
EARLY MORNING AS AN IMPRESSIVE LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS BEGINS TO MOVE INTO WESTERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN
ARKANSAS. THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THE MAIN
WEATHER EVENT FOR THE MIDSOUTH OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
SOME QUESTION STILL REMAINS ABOUT HOW THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT
WILL PLAY OUT TODAY AND TONIGHT. ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS IS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF DISCRETE SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT/MAIN
SQUALL LINE. TAKING A LOOK AT AREA SOUNDINGS AND FORECAST
SOUNDINGS...A STRONG CAP CONTINUES TO BE IN PLACE. MODELS STILL
SHOW THAT 500 MB HEIGHTS NEVER REALLY FALL SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE
AREA UNTIL THE SQUALL LINE ARRIVES. LOW STRATUS DECK WILL LIKELY
BE A PROBLEM AS FAR AS INHIBITING DAYTIME HEATING WITH CLOUDS
STICKING AROUND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WITH ALL THAT SAID...INSTABILITY WILL STILL BE IMPRESSIVE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL AS WELL AS A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH EMBEDDED
SUPERCELLS IN THE SQUALL LINE. THE MIDSOUTH WILL NEED TO BE
WATCHED CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE RE-DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. IF DAYTIME
HEATING CAN BE MAXIMIZED AND WITH IMPRESSIVE INSTABILITY AND SHEAR
PARAMETERS IN PLACE...THE TORNADO THREAT WOULD INCREASE...MAINLY
ACROSS AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BUT AT THIS POINT
THIS SCENARIO STILL REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN.
SQUALL LINE AND COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING
LEAVING THE MIDSOUTH RAIN FREE BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SKIES WILL
BEGIN TO CLEAR BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW
TO MID 70S. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY
USHERING IN MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR. TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL
BE WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS WITH LOWS IN THE 40S AND HIGHS NEAR
70 DEGREES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST ON MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT ALLOWING SOUTHERLY FLOW TO RETURN TO THE AREA. AS
A RESULT...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AS WELL AS THE CHANCE FOR RAIN.
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS START TO DIVERGE AT THIS POINT WITH THE GFS
RECOVERING THE MOISTURE MUCH FASTER THAN THE ECMWF. TOOK SOMEWHAT
OF A BLEND FOR THE EXTENDED AS IT SEEMS THAT THE 00Z RUN OF THE
GFS IS MUCH FASTER WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM COMPARED TO THE 12Z RUN.
AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE MIDSOUTH ON
WEDNESDAY INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL GET HUNGUP ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY KEEPING RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST DURING
THIS TIME FRAME. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW WITH THE
EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 78 59 76 50 / 80 90 10 10
MKL 77 59 73 46 / 60 90 10 10
JBR 75 55 72 47 / 90 70 10 10
TUP 79 62 77 49 / 50 90 40 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BENTON MS-COAHOMA-
DESOTO-LAFAYETTE-MARSHALL-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-
TUNICA-YALOBUSHA.
TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CROCKETT-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&
KNS/RJOHazardous weather outlook, May 2, 11:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1104 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 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>092-031815- 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- 1104 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM BRUCE MISSISSIPPI...TO CORINTH MISSISSIPPI...TO PARSONS TENNESSEE. AREAS EAST OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED LINE ARE IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO ANY CURRENT SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. ALONG WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT...HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS OR SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH 900 PM CDT THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH 900 PM CDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 2, 12:20 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1220 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
&&
JKTLocal storm report, May 2, 12:32 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1232 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
&&
JKTLocal storm report, May 2, 12:34 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1234 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
&&
JKTLocal storm report, May 2, 12:39 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1239 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
&&
JKTLocal storm report, May 2, 12:52 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1252 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
1250 PM FLASH FLOOD JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON WASHINGTON STREET IN JONESBORO.
&&
JKTLocal storm report, May 2, 12:56 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1256 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
1250 PM FLASH FLOOD JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON WASHINGTON STREET IN JONESBORO.
1255 PM TSTM WND GST BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 E70.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS IN BROOKLAND.
&&
JKTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 17 hr |
| May 2, 10:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 2 hr |
| May 2, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 36 min |
| May 2, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 47 min |
| May 2, 12:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead | 93 min |
| May 2, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 21 min |
| May 2, 1:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 44 min |
| May 2, 1:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lawrence | 64 min |
| May 2, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 41 min |
| May 2, 2:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| May 2, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 50 min |
| May 2, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 51 min |
| May 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 49 min |
| May 2, 2:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 93 min |
| May 2, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 57 min |
| May 2, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi | 52 min |
| May 2, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 89 min |
| May 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 50 min |
| May 2, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 29 min |
| May 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 40 min |
| May 2, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 40 min |
| May 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 95 min |
| May 2, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 39 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008
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.