Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2009, 5:18 PM CDT for Decatur County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
- May 1, 2009, 5:18 PM CDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2009, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Decatur County, TN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:24 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 12 Nne Parsons, TN | FLOODING ON HOG CREEK DRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF SUGAR TREE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 126 minutes after it went out.
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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 470 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KMEG 012218
FFWMEG
TNC039-020115-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0022.090501T2218Z-090502T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
518 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 518 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PARSONS.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN DECATUR
COUNTY BIBLE HILL ROAD AT SHIPMAN CREEK...BIBLE HILL ROAD IN
PARSONS...BOHANNON LD ROAD AT RICKETTS CREEK...CONCORD ROAD AT LESTER
CREEK...FAIRGROUND ROAD...HAYNES ROAD AT HOG CREEK...HOG CREEK ROAD
AT MILLS BRANCH...LARGE ROAD AT RUSSIAN CREEK...LARGO ROAD 4...
NORTHWOOD STREET IN PARSONS...OAK PARK ROAD AT CHEROKEE HEIGHTS
ROAD...OLD LEXINGTON ROAD AT BEAR CREEK AND W O BAKER ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
.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 3540 8799 3540 8804 3542 8806 3540 8809
3540 8821 3543 8823 3565 8818 3585 8817
3582 8798 3577 8798 3573 8802 3561 8802
3557 8799 3547 8799 3546 8804 3543 8803
3543 8799
$$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 1, 3:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 3:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
323 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
.DISCUSSION...
WET WEEKEND SHAPING UP FOR THE MIDSOUTH. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY
STRETCHES FROM OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA TO PADUCAH KENTUCKY. THE FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTH TONIGHT. AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE INTO
THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS HAVE RECENTLY GONE SEVERE THUS EXPECT SEVERE
THREAT TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS WELL. EXPECT AFTER SUNSET
MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WILL DIE AND THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD
DIMINISH AS WELL. HOWEVER WITH THE FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA...THERE WILL STILL BE SOME SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CWA ON SATURDAY. THE
FRONT WILL REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR CONTINUED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT INTO THE WEEKEND. WILL LIKELY ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE CWA BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI
BOOTHEEL...AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN
TUESDAY MORNING IN ADDITION TO THE SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
LAST TWO DAYS. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...IT WILL NOT
TAKE MUCH TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. LATER ON DURING THE WEEKEND THE
WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED SOUTH AS THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL
SHIFTS SOUTH. LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE 60S.
ON SATURDAY...THE FRONT WILL SAG A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH. AGAIN
EXPECT SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE FRONT. NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAIN. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF THE
FRONT. MEMPHIS METRO AREA WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT.
IF THE FRONT SAGS SOUTH OF MEMPHIS...MEMPHIS COULD GET INTO THE
HEAVIER RAIN. IF THE FRONT IS JUST NORTH...COULD SEE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. EXPECT AFTERNOON SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI. NORTH MISSISSIPPI WILL ALSO
SEE THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS AS CLOUD COVER NEAR THE
FRONT WILL KEEP POTENTIAL DOWN NEAR THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER NORTH OF THE FRONT.
SATURDAY NIGHT...FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE AREA. EXPECT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE. BEST CHANCES WILL OCCUR ALONG
AND NORTH OF THE FRONT. THIS MAY BE THE PERIOD OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN.
ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...FRONT WILL BEGIN SHIFTING SOUTH AGAIN.
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
SOME SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI OUT
AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IF SEVERE STORMS DEVELOP.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CWA...THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE
MAIN THREAT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST.
MONDAY...SOME LINGERING RAIN WILL OCCUR MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AS THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST. OTHERWISE...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH. HIGHS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70.
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
MIDSOUTH. EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. HIGHS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL IN
THE UPPER 70S WITH LOWS IN THE 50S.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH END OF FORECAST...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL SWING
THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM
THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL RETURN. THIS WILL HELP SET OFF AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGHS WILL RETURN
TO THE 80S.
KRM
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE OH VALLEY ACROSS SRN MO INTO NW OK
EARLY THIS AFTN. THE MCS THAT DEVELOPED EARLIER THIS MRNG ACROSS
THE MO BOOTHEEL AND NW TN CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST INTO MID TN.
MEANWHILE ISOLD SHRAS AND TSRAS ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
MID SOUTH AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. CIGS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY
IMPROVING THIS MRNG AND SHOULD BECOME VFR AT THE TAF SITES EARLY
THIS AFTN. EXPECT SHRAS AND TSRAS TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AS THE
AFTN PROGRESSES SO TEMPO GROUPS LOOK GOOD FROM ABOUT 01/21Z UNTIL
02/01Z. EXPECT CONVECTION TO TAPER OFF AFTER 02/03Z AND VFR CONDS
TO PREVAIL DURING AT LEAST THE EVENING HOURS. CONDS WILL BEGIN TO
DETERIORATE FROM THE NORTH AS THE COLD FRONT SAGS INTO THE AREA.
EXPECT SHRA AND TSRA DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT...PERHAPS MCS
DEVELOPMENT...SO TRIED TO TIME TEMPO GROUPS LATE TONIGHT/EARLY
SAT. OTRW EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATER
TONIGHT/SAT MRNG. SOUTHERLY WINDS 8-12 KTS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD
OF THE FRONT SWITCHING TO NORTH ACROSS AT KJBR AND KMKL AFTER THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
SJM
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 66 73 65 70 / 60 70 70 80
MKL 63 68 60 68 / 80 80 80 80
JBR 59 63 55 63 / 80 80 80 80
TUP 66 80 66 80 / 40 50 60 60
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-
MISSISSIPPI-POINSETT-RANDOLPH.
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...NONE.
TN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR CARROLL-DYER-GIBSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-OBION-
WEAKLEY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 405 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-022315- 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- 405 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...MAINLY BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH HAS BECOME MOIST AND UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL BE NEAR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE BY SUNSET...MOVING TO NEAR INTERSTATE 40 BY LATE TONIGHT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS INTO NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REST OF THE MID-SOUTH AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD ALSO BECOME SEVERE. IN ADDITION...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...EXPANDING SOUTHEASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT TO INCLUDE NORTH MISSISSIPPI. A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN SITUATED NEAR INTERSTATE 40 SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT SUNDAY AND MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS OF SEVERE WEATHER SATURDAY WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND LARGE HAIL TO THE NORTH. THE THREATS FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER WILL EXPAND SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT TO INCLUDE THE THREAT OF A FEW TORNADOES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN...LOCALLY MORE...MAY OCCUR FROM PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...INTO NORTHWEST TENNESSEE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED FURTHER SOUTH LATER IN THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. KRM
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 1, 3:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
314 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1141 AM FLASH FLOOD DRESDEN 36.28N 88.69W
05/01/2009 WEAKLEY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING IN DRESDEN AND GREENFIELD. AREAS OF
GREENFIELD HAVE 3 FEET OF WATER. SOME HOUSES
INACCESSIBLE.
1207 PM FLASH FLOOD 12 S MARTIN 36.17N 88.86W
05/01/2009 WEAKLEY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 45 WITHIN THE CITY OF GREENFIELD.
1209 PM FLASH FLOOD DRESDEN 36.28N 88.69W
05/01/2009 WEAKLEY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
WEAKLEY COUNTY HAS MULTIPLE ROADWAYS UNDERWATER AT THIS
TIME. LOCAL RESOURCES BEING TAXED HEAVILY TO RE-ROUTE
TRAFFIC.
1245 PM FLASH FLOOD MARTIN 36.34N 88.86W
05/01/2009 WEAKLEY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF RAIN COVERING ROADS IN MARTIN.
0152 PM FLASH FLOOD HUNTINGDON 36.01N 88.41W
05/01/2009 CARROLL TN EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE ROADWAYS IN HUNGTINGDON UNDERWATER.
0310 PM FLASH FLOOD PARSONS 35.65N 88.12W
05/01/2009 DECATUR TN EMERGENCY MNGR
MCILLWAINE ROAD IN NORTHERN DECATUR COUNTY AS WELL AS
MAXWELL STREET IN PARSONS ARE FLOODED.
&&
JKTSpecial weather statement, May 1, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 337 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ARZ008-017-012115- RANDOLPH AR-LAWRENCE AR- 337 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF ANNIEVILLE AT 338 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 30 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 LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BLACK ROCK...HOXIE...LAKE CHARLES STATE PARK...POCAHONTAS AND WALNUT RIDGE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Special weather statement, May 1, 4:57 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 457 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ARZ009-028-MOZ113-115-012230- MISSISSIPPI AR-CLAY AR-DUNKLIN MO-PEMISCOT MO- 457 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEERING AT 457 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 25 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 CLAY...DUNKLIN...MISSISSIPPI AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HAYTI...KENNETT...SENATH AND STEELE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Local storm report, May 1, 5:03 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
503 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0431 PM HAIL 3 ENE ENID 34.13N 89.90W
05/01/2009 E0.75 INCH YALOBUSHA MS PUBLIC
PENNY HAIL REPORTED AT THE CATFISH HUT RESTAURANT
&&
MRMLocal storm report, May 1, 5:06 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
506 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HEAVY RAIN UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
05/01/2009 E0.00 INCH OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
1 AND 1/2 TO 2 FEET DEEP ON NORTH SUNSWEPT DRIVE THE ROAD
IS IMPASSIBLE
&&
MRMLocal storm report, May 1, 5:11 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
511 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM FLASH FLOOD UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
05/01/2009 OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
1 AND 1/2 TO 2 FEET DEEP ON NORTH SUNSWEPT DRIVE THE ROAD
IS IMPASSIBLE
&&
MRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 3 hr |
| May 1, 8:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 119 min |
| May 1, 10:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 2 hr |
| May 1, 12:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion and 1 more | 2 hr |
| May 1, 1:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 119 min |
| May 1, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Lake and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 19 min |
| May 1, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 2 hr |
| May 1, 3:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 55 hr |
| May 1, 5:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Lake and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 40 min |
| May 1, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 23 min |
| May 1, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 48 min |
| May 1, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardin, McNairy | 42 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.