Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Watches in 2009
Flash Flood Watch 13, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood watch at Jul 29, 2009, 3:13 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Jul 29, 2009, 4:47 PM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2009, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 29, 2009, 4:47 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2009, 3:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Flood severity
- None
All 56 counties
Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1802 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS64 KMEG 292013 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 313 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST NORTH OF THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT AND WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE REGION AND THE FRONT STARTS TO MOVE SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-300415- /O.NEW.KMEG.FF.A.0013.090730T0000Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 313 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY... CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE... MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW... COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA...LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL... MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC...PRENTISS...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR... DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD... HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY... OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS TONIGHT...AND WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MID SOUTH. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WGUS64 KMEG 292023 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 323 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST NORTH OF THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT AND WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE REGION AND THE FRONT STARTS TO MOVE SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-300430- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0013.090730T0000Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 323 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA... LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC... PRENTISS...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH... TISHOMINGO...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL... CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE... LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS TONIGHT...AND WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MID SOUTH. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SJM
000 WGUS64 KMEG 292147 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 447 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST NORTH OF THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT...AND WILL BE WIDESPREAD THURSDAY. RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY BE HEAVY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION WHILE THE FRONT STARTS TO MOVE SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-300600- /O.EXT.KMEG.FF.A.0013.090729T2147Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 447 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA... LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC... PRENTISS...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH... TISHOMINGO...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL... CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE... LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...AND WILL BE WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ JCL
000 WGUS64 KMEG 300233 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 933 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST NORTH OF THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT...AND WILL BE WIDESPREAD THURSDAY. RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY BE HEAVY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION WHILE THE FRONT STARTS TO MOVE SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-300930- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 933 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA... LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC... PRENTISS...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH... TISHOMINGO...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL... CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE... LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...AND WILL BE WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ JCL
000 WGUS64 KMEG 300829 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 329 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDSOUTH... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE MIDSOUTH TODAY WHILE A COLD FRONT STARTS TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. MSZ002>006-009-012>017-020>024-TNZ003-004-020-021-050>055-089>092- 302100- /O.EXT.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... JACKSON...LEXINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 329 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL... MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC...PRENTISS...TALLAHATCHIE... TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...MADISON... MCNAIRY AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010-011-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-302100- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG...COVINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 329 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...COAHOMA... DESOTO...QUITMAN...TATE AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...DYER...LAKE... LAUDERDALE...OBION...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KRM
000 WGUS64 KMEG 302050 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 350 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDSOUTH... ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010-011-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-310500- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG...COVINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 350 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...COAHOMA... DESOTO...QUITMAN...TATE AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...DYER...LAKE... LAUDERDALE...OBION...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MSZ002>006-009-012>017-020>024-TNZ003-004-020-021-050>055-089>092- 310500- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... JACKSON...LEXINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 350 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL... MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC...PRENTISS...TALLAHATCHIE... TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...MADISON... MCNAIRY AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ KNS
000 WGUS64 KMEG 310213 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 913 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FROM WEST TENNESSEE INTO EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI... ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-MOZ113-115-310315- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 913 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN HAS DIMINISHED IN THIS AREA AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001-007-008-010-011-TNZ001-002-019-048-049- 088-310600- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA... SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...UNION CITY... DYERSBURG...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 913 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS... CRITTENDEN...LEE...PHILLIPS AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...COAHOMA...DESOTO...QUITMAN...TATE AND TUNICA. IN WEST TENNESSEE...DYER...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...OBION...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH RAIN SOMETIMES HEAVY. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ MSZ002>006-009-012>017-020>024-TNZ003-004-020-021-050>055-089>092- 311015- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... JACKSON...LEXINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 913 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL... MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC...PRENTISS...TALLAHATCHIE... TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...MADISON... MCNAIRY AND WEAKLEY. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH RAIN SOMETIMES HEAVY. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ JCL
000 WGUS64 KMEG 310319 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1019 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FROM PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001-007-008-010-011-TNZ001-002-019-048-049- 088-310430- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA... SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...UNION CITY... DYERSBURG...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 1019 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THIS AREA AND THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ MSZ002>006-009-012>017-020>024-TNZ003-004-020-021-050>055-089>092- 311130- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... JACKSON...LEXINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 1019 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL... MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC...PRENTISS...TALLAHATCHIE... TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...MADISON... MCNAIRY AND WEAKLEY. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WITH RAIN SOMETIMES HEAVY. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL... AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ JCL
000 WGUS64 KMEG 310850 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 350 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009 MSZ002>006-009-012>017-020>024-TNZ003-004-020-021-050>055-089>092- 311000- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0013.000000T0000Z-090731T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... JACKSON...LEXINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 350 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AS DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY. $$ MBS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jul 29, 2:57 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 2:57 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
257 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009
.DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY...A STATIONARY FRONT IS LOCATED FROM THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS/OKLAHOMA.
SOUTH OF THIS FRONT THE AIRMASS IS VERY MOIST WITH SURFACE
DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER AND MID 70S AND PWS OVER 2 INCHES. NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED SOUTH OF THIS FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE MID SOUTH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...THE FRONT WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY OR DRIFT NORTH OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING
MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE. EXPECT THE LOW LEVEL JET TO INCREASE ACROSS
THE ARKLATEX AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO FUEL NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
REGION. ON THURSDAY WEAK LOW PRESSURE SHOULD TRACK ACROSS THE
AREA AS THE FRONT STARTS TO SAG SOUTHWARD. AS A RESULT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD. SINCE PWS WILL BE ABOVE 2 INCHES
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR PLENTY
OF HEAVY RAIN. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE UP TO THREE INCHES DURING
THIS PERIOD AND WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SEVERE THREAT LOOKS
MARGINAL SINCE THE WIDESPREAD PRECIP AND CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP
THE INSTABILITY IN CHECK...THOUGH SOME STRONG STORMS ARE CERTAINLY
POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL TRY TO WORK
THROUGH THE MID SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL PROBABLY STALL
ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI BY EARLY FRIDAY. TEMPS WILL REMAIN MILD
TONIGHT AND COOLER THAN NORMAL ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER
TO MIDDLE 80S.
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...FRONT SHOULD BE STALLED ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA WITH BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF
I-40 SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY. TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BELOW NORMAL
WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S ON FRIDAY.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AN STRONGER MID LEVEL TROF WILL BEGIN
WORKING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS HELPING TO LIFT THE FRONT OVER
NORTH MISSISSIPPI NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT. AS A RESULT INCREASED
POPS FOR SATURDAY ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MORE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY
NIGHT.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE EAST OF THE MID
SOUTH LEAVING THE AREA UNDER A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROF AND WEAK
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE. THINK THIS PERIOD WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET
WITH PERHAPS MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING POP UP CONVECTION. WILL
CONTINUE 20 POPS FOR THIS TIME FRAME. TEMPS WILL BE A LITTLE
CLOSER TO NORMAL...PERHAPS TOUCHING 90.
WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH SO WILL BUMP POPS UP
TO THE CHANCE CATEGORY.
SJM
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS
GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 06Z AT
KMEM...KMKL...AND KJBR. SHRA/TSRA WILL MOVE INTO KTUP AFTER 20Z
WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED.THROUGH 01Z. WILL AMEND AS NECESSARY IF SHRA/TSRA
APPROACH KMEM AND KJBR.
AFTER 06Z...APPEARS SHRA/TSRA WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE
AREA AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE. KEPT VFR CONDITIONS FOR
KMEM AND KMKL FOR NOW ALTHOUGH MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. MVFR
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT KTUP DUE TO CEILINGS AND KJBR DUE TO
SHRA/TSRA.
KNS
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 74 84 71 85 / 70 90 70 20
MKL 71 82 70 84 / 70 90 70 20
JBR 71 80 68 86 / 70 90 50 10
TUP 72 87 73 84 / 70 70 80 50
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-
LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST.
FRANCIS.
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-
COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-MARSHALL-MONROE-
PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-
TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA.
TN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-
LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 3:26 AM CDT, 11 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 326 AM CDT WED JUL 29 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>092-301200- 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- 326 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG OR TO THE SOUTH OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG THE MISSOURI-ARKANSAS BORDER. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH SUNDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CREATE AN ELEVATED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT ORGANIZED WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KRM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 119 min |
| Jul 29, 5:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 117 min |
| Jul 29, 5:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Quitman, Tallahatchie | 2 hr |
| Jul 29, 6:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 90 min |
| Jul 29, 6:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Henderson | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.