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River Flood Warning 40, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2008, 1:54 PM CDT for Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 3, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2008, 1:54 PM CDT (18:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2008, 4:57 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Obion County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Obion River near Martin (NOMT1). The gauge peaked at 19.95 ft at Apr 5, 2008, 5:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 19 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07025400, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 3, 11:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 11:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:10 AM CDT, 10 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 310 AM CDT THU APR 3 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>092-041015- 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- 310 AM CDT THU APR 3 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEAST ARKANSAS ACROSS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL INTO NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...WITH BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN ELSEWHERE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCHES THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR PARTS OF THE MID-SOUTH. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH ON FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING AND NEW RIVER FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MEMPHIS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 8:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 824 AM CDT THU APR 3 2008 ARZ026>028-031400- CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-POINSETT AR- 824 AM CDT THU APR 3 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEPANTO AT 824 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CRAIGHEAD...MISSISSIPPI AND POINSETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARAWAY...KEISER...LEPANTO...LUXORA...OSCEOLA AND WILSON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion | 13 days |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2008Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.