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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Memphis, TN

May 6, 2009Lee County, St. Francis County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2009, 5:01 AM CDT for Lee County, St. Francis County, Arkansas. It was in force for 6 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 6, 2009, 5:01 AM CDT (10:01 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2009, 9:41 AM CDT
In force: 6 days
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lee County, AR, St. Francis County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point L'Anguille River at Palestine (PLGA4).

Action stage: 22 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 29 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07047950, 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 May 6, 4:42 AM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 4:42 AM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 10:37 PM CDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 3:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
312 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

MSZ001-002-TNZ088-089-060845-
DE SOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-
312 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 45 MPH WINDS
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF GERMANTOWN AT 311 AM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

PEOPLE IN DESOTO...FAYETTE...MARSHALL AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR COLLIERVILLE...CORDOVA...GERMANTOWN...MIDTOWN
MEMPHIS...OLIVE BRANCH AND SOUTHAVEN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT.

.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT
AREA.

Special weather statement, May 6, 3:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
321 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

MSZ006-009-014-016-017-060900-
TISHOMINGO MS-PRENTISS MS-UNION MS-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA MS-
321 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...

  NORTHERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTH CENTRAL TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED
OVER TOMBIGBEE STATE PARK AT 321 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST 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 ITAWAMBA...LEE...PRENTISS...TISHOMINGO AND UNION
COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BALDWYN...BOONEVILLE...FULTON AND
TOMBIGBEE STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.

Local storm report, May 6, 4:36 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 4:36 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 4:47 AM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 4:50 AM CDT, 11 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
May 5, 10:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie	62 min
May 5, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc	42 min
May 5, 11:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman and 3 more	57 min
May 6, 12:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Yalobusha	41 min
May 6, 12:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc	21 min
May 6, 12:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe and 3 more	12 hr
May 6, 1:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe	70 min
May 6, 1:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Tunica	6 hr
May 6, 2:22 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Tunica	38 min
May 6, 2:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more	6 hr
May 6, 2:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tunica	44 min
May 6, 2:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	50 min
May 6, 2:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma	60 min
May 6, 2:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tate, Tunica	43 min
May 6, 3:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Panola, Tate, Tunica	45 min
May 6, 3:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Yalobusha	66 min
May 6, 3:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Tishomingo	22 min
May 6, 3:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate	44 min
May 6, 4:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah	45 min
May 6, 4:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 7 more	6 hr
May 6, 4:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	60 min
May 6, 4:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Panola	42 min
May 6, 4:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union	53 min
May 6, 4:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha	48 min
May 6, 5:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union	42 min
May 6, 5:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc, Union	68 min
May 6, 5:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	65 min
May 6, 5:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo	43 min
May 6, 5:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe	68 min
May 6, 5:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Monroe	63 min
May 6, 8:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Tallahatchie	114 min
May 6, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	32 hr
May 6, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	32 hr
May 6, 10:07 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	113 min
May 6, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tate, Tunica	19 hr
May 6, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Quitman	22 hr
May 6, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie	22 hr
May 6, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie	22 hr
May 6, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Union	11 hr
May 6, 12:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica	6 hr
May 6, 12:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe and 2 more	118 min
May 6, 2:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more	8 hr
May 6, 4:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Decatur	5 hr
May 6, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer	8 days
May 6, 10:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale	11 hr
May 6, 1:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Cross, Lee, St. Francis	69 min
May 6, 1:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lee, Phillips	64 min
May 6, 1:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lee, Phillips	39 min
May 6, 2:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph	3 hr
May 6, 11:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Mississippi	17 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2009 Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.