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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood watch at Mar 25, 2009, 5:10 AM CDT for 21 counties in Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 25, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2009, 5:10 AM CDT (10:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2009, 3:40 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Flood severity
- None
All 22 counties
Phillips County, AR, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma 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
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Mar 25, 5:03 AM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 5:03 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1000 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 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>092-252300- 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- 1000 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A COFFEEVILLE TO CORINTH MISSISSIPPI LINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A MORE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDSOUTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ALONG WITH STRONG ATMOSPHERIC WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THIS SHOULD ALLOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP DURING THIS PERIOD WITH A THREAT FOR TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL. FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AS SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDSOUTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 25, 1:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 321 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 MSZ002-008-012-013-021-022-250915- MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-YALOBUSHA MS-CALHOUN MS- 321 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES EAST OF BARR TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COFFEEVILLE AT 321 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN CALHOUN...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...TATE AND YALOBUSHA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST...JOHN W KYLE STATE PARK...OXFORD...WALL DOXEY STATE PARK AND WATER VALLEY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES ENID LAKE AND SARDIS LAKE.
Special weather statement, Mar 25, 3:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 323 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 MSZ002-008-012-013-021-022-250930- MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-YALOBUSHA MS-CALHOUN MS- 323 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARMONTOWN TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COFFEEVILLE AT 323 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CALHOUN...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...TATE AND YALOBUSHA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST...JOHN W KYLE STATE PARK...OXFORD...WALL DOXEY STATE PARK AND WATER VALLEY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES ENID LAKE AND SARDIS LAKE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 11:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 43 min |
| Mar 25, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 5 days |
| Mar 25, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 3 days |
| Mar 25, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 7 days |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2009Flash Flood Watches in Arkansas, 2009Every flash flood watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.