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River Flood Warning 72, NWS Memphis, TN

December 10, 2008Lee County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Dec 10, 2008, 1:14 AM CST for Lee County, Mississippi. It took effect at Dec 10, 2008, 5:10 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 10, 2008, 1:14 AM CST (07:14 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 10, 2008, 5:10 AM CST
Expired: Dec 10, 2008, 7:51 PM CST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Flood severity: Minor

County Lee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Town Creek at Tupelo (TPOM6).

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 31.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02435020, 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 Dec 9, 11:49 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 11:49 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 12:22 AM CST, 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 9, 9:03 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
903 PM CST TUE DEC 09 2008

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

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 S PONTOTOC           34.10N 89.01W
12/09/2008                   PONTOTOC           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BARN DAMAGED WITH POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN. DOWNBURST
            SUSPECTED

&&

JAB

Special weather statement, Dec 9, 9:32 PM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 9, 9:50 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 9, 10:27 PM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 9, 10:35 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 9, 10:47 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 9, 6:47 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more	3 hr
Dec 9, 7:56 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tate, Tunica	24 hr
Dec 9, 7:56 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Quitman	16 hr
Dec 9, 7:56 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Union	39 hr
Dec 9, 7:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lee, Pontotoc	46 min
Dec 9, 8:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe	39 min
Dec 9, 8:24 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe and 3 more	3 hr
Dec 9, 8:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Monroe	59 min
Dec 9, 9:14 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union	3 hr
Dec 9, 9:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Itawamba	24 min
Dec 9, 9:22 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	MEG	Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe and 5 more	7 hr
Dec 9, 11:37 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 2 more	3 hr
Dec 10, 1:14 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	4 days
Dec 10, 4:26 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette	8 hr
Dec 10, 7:09 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Itawamba	5 hr
Dec 10, 7:09 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	5 days
Dec 10, 7:09 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lowndes, Monroe	6 days
Dec 9, 7:56 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Madison	16 hr
Dec 9, 7:56 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale	16 hr
Dec 9, 7:56 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	6 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.