Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 113, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2009, 9:52 AM CDT for 8 counties in Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2009, 9:52 AM CDT (14:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2009, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bono, AR | STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND YARDS. |
| Jul 21, 3:06 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bono, AR | 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED IN BONO SINCE 9 AM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 1648 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KMEG 211454
FFWMEG
ARC021-031-037-055-075-111-121-123-MOC069-212045-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0113.090721T1454Z-090721T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
952 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 952 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
INCLUDE HOLCOMB...GLENNONVILLE...CLARKTON...CARDWELL...WALCOTT...
SUCCESS...STRAWBERRY...ST. FRANCIS...REYNO...RAVENDEN SPRINGS...
RAVENDEN...PORTIA...POLLARD...PEACH ORCHARD...OAK GROVE HEIGHTS...
OKEAN...MINTURN...MCDOUGAL...MAYNARD...LYNN...LAFE...KNOBEL...
IMBODEN...GREENWAY...FONTAINE...EVENING STAR...EGYPT...
DELAPLAINE...DATTO...DALTON...COLLEGE CITY...CASH...BIGGERS...BEECH
GROVE...ATTICA...ANNIEVILLE AND ALICIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AND 6 PM CDT. THE HEAVY RAIN
WILL DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM CDT.
.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.
.A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
.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 3644 8996 3490 9112 3491 9115 3500 9115
3501 9105 3588 9104 3590 9137 3623 9136
3625 9127 3632 9127 3649 9142 3651 9023
3663 9016 3664 8997
$$3 follow-up statements
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WGUS74 KMEG 211547
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1045 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009
ARC021-031-037-055-075-111-121-123-MOC069-212045-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-090721T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROSS AR-CRAIGHEAD AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-POINSETT AR-CLAY AR-RANDOLPH AR-
GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR-DUNKLIN MO-
1045 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN DUNKLIN...LAWRENCE...GREENE...RANDOLPH...CLAY...WESTERN
POINSETT...WESTERN ST. FRANCIS...CRAIGHEAD AND WESTERN CROSS
COUNTIES...
AT 1045 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA...PARTICULARLY OVER
LAWRENCE COUNTY JUST SOUTHWEST OF WALNUT RIDGE AND FAR WESTERN
CRAIGHEAD AND POINSETT COUNTIES. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS...DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
FRIERSON STATE PARK...LAKE CHARLES STATE PARK...CROWLEYS RIDGE STATE
PARK...CHALK BLUFF NATURAL AREA...MALDEN...CAMPBELL...WALNUT RIDGE...
RECTOR...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...PARAGOULD...MARMADUKE...HOXIE...
CORNING AND BLACK ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR NOW AND 6 PM CDT IN THE WARNED AREA.
THE HEAVY RAIN WILL DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM CDT.
.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.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3644 8996 3490 9112 3491 9115 3500 9115
3501 9105 3588 9104 3590 9137 3623 9136
3625 9127 3632 9127 3649 9142 3651 9023
3663 9016 3664 8997
$$000
WGUS74 KMEG 211832
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
128 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009
ARC021-031-037-055-075-111-121-123-MOC069-212045-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-090721T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROSS AR-CRAIGHEAD AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-POINSETT AR-CLAY AR-RANDOLPH AR-
GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR-DUNKLIN MO-
128 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN DUNKLIN...LAWRENCE...GREENE...RANDOLPH...CLAY...WESTERN
POINSETT...WESTERN ST. FRANCIS...CRAIGHEAD AND WESTERN CROSS
COUNTIES...
AT 128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
FRIERSON STATE PARK...LAKE CHARLES STATE PARK...CROWLEYS RIDGE STATE
PARK...CHALK BLUFF NATURAL AREA...MALDEN...CAMPBELL...WALNUT RIDGE...
RECTOR...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...PARAGOULD...MARMADUKE...HOXIE...
CORNING AND BLACK ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
.A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN RETURNS TO THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 3 AND 7 PM CDT.
.THE RAIN WILL DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM CDT.
.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.
.TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MEMPHIS.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3644 8996 3490 9112 3491 9115 3500 9115
3501 9105 3588 9104 3590 9137 3623 9136
3625 9127 3632 9127 3649 9142 3651 9023
3663 9016 3664 8997
$$000
WGUS74 KMEG 212040
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
337 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009
ARC021-031-037-055-075-111-121-123-MOC069-212045-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-090721T2045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROSS AR-CRAIGHEAD AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-POINSETT AR-CLAY AR-RANDOLPH AR-
GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR-DUNKLIN MO-
337 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN DUNKLIN...LAWRENCE...GREENE...RANDOLPH...CLAY...WESTERN
POINSETT...WESTERN ST. FRANCIS...CRAIGHEAD AND WESTERN CROSS
COUNTIES...
AT 337 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED LIGHT RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 7
HOURS...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 4.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS MEASURED
IN BONO BETWEEN 9 AM AND 306 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
FRIERSON STATE PARK...LAKE CHARLES STATE PARK...CROWLEYS RIDGE STATE
PARK...CHALK BLUFF NATURAL AREA...MALDEN...CAMPBELL...WALNUT RIDGE...
RECTOR...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...PARAGOULD...MARMADUKE...HOXIE...
CORNING AND BLACK ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE BETWEEN 0.10 AND 0.50 INCH
FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH SHOULD NOT CAUSE
ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING. THE RAIN WILL END NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM CDT.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND
INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL
1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3644 8996 3490 9112 3491 9115 3500 9115
3501 9105 3588 9104 3590 9137 3623 9136
3625 9127 3632 9127 3649 9142 3651 9023
3663 9016 3664 8997
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 10:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, St. Francis | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2009Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2009Every flash flood warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.