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Flash Flood Warning 171, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2010, 4:42 PM CDT for Shelby County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Crittenden County, Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2010, 4:42 PM CDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2010, 5:36 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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 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 Jun 16, 3:55 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 3:55 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 355 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 .DISCUSSION... DEALING WITH A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE BIG STORY WILL BE THE INCREASING HEAT ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH A LATE JUNE HEAT WAVE SETTING UP ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH BY THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. THE MIDSOUTH WAS ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER TX THIS AFTERNOON. SBCAPES HAVE CLIMBED TO NEAR 3000 J/KG ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH STRONG SOLAR HEATING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY AIR HAS SPREAD INTO THE AREA AT THE MID LEVELS INCREASING THE MICROBURST POTENTIAL SOME...THUS CAN NOT RULE OUT DAMAGING WINDS FROM THE STRONGER STORMS. THE WET BULB ZERO HEIGHT WAS NEAR 13 KFT LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE BUT THE 0-6 KM AVERAGE WIND SPEEDS ARE AROUND 10 KTS SO MOST OF THE STORMS ARE MOVING AND NOT REMAINING IN ONE LOCATION FOR LONG. THINK MOST OF THESE STORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIE OUT AFTER SUNSET WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. HOWEVER...AM WATCHING A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING INTO NORTHEAST OK AND SOUTHWEST MO. THINK THESE STORMS AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MAY AFFECT PARTS OF NORTHEAST AR...THE MO BOOTHEEL...AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST TN THIS EVENING. THUS KEPT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THINK THURSDAY WILL BE MUCH LIKE TODAY...WITH HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WILL SEE JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH INCREASING HEAT AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION FROM THE WEST. HEAT INDEX ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA AS EARLY AS FRIDAY...AND FOR MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HEAT INDEX READINGS MAY CLIMB TO NEAR 105 DEGREES OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE BY THE WEEKEND OVER MUCH OF AREA. LOOKS LIKE A LATE JUNE HEAT WAVE WILL SET IN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE WEEK. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SCENARIO IN SHOWING A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES INTO THE MIDSOUTH. THE ECMWF IS ESPECIALLY STRONG WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WITH A 500 MB HIGH OF 598 DM CENTERED OVER MO BY TUESDAY EVENING. THINK TEMPERATURES MAY CLIMB TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 100 DEGREES OVER A GOOD PART OF THE MIDSOUTH BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK IF THIS PLAYS OUT AS INDICATED WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS CLIMBING TO NEAR 110 DEGREES. THE CHANCE OF RAIN BECOMES TOO SMALL TO MENTION IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. JCL && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE ISOLATED SCATTERED PULSE TYPE THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AS MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING/INSTABILITY COMBINE WITH A LEFT OVER SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. THINK BEST CHANCES FOR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE AT MEM/MKL/TUP AND INCLUDED VCTS. ONLY MENTIONED CB FOR JBR WHERE LOWER COVERAGE ANTICIPATED. ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AROUND 17/02Z WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. MVFR VISIBILITIES AT TUP ALSO POSSIBLE BETWEEN 17/10-12Z. CJC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 76 95 77 96 / 20 30 20 20 MKL 71 93 71 94 / 20 30 20 20 JBR 73 95 74 96 / 30 30 20 20 TUP 73 93 73 95 / 20 30 20 20 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 324 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-171030- 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- 324 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS NEAR 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO LIGHTNING MAY OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL BUILD OVER THE MIDSOUTH BY THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR PART OF THE AREA AS EARLY AS FRIDAY...AND MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH THIS WEEKEND INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. HEAT INDEX READINGS MAY CLIMB CLOSE TO 110 DEGREES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JCL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 1:42 PM CDT, 3 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 142 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ARZ028-TNZ048-161900- MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN- 142 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR... EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF ASHPORT AT 142 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN LAUDERDALE AND MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES CHISHOLM LAKE...OPEN LAKE AND SUNK LAKE.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 204 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 TNZ052-161930- MADISON TN- 204 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR... SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF BEMIS AT 204 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR JACKSON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 305 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 TNZ003-004-021-162030- CARROLL TN-HENRY TN-WEAKLEY TN- 305 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR... NORTH CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... EAST CENTRAL WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GLEASON AT 305 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CARROLL...HENRY AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 313 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 TNZ053-054-162045- HENDERSON TN-CHESTER TN- 313 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR... CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTH CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF JACKS CREEK AT 313 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CHESTER AND HENDERSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:48 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 348 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 MSZ001-002-TNZ088-089-162115- DE SOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN- 348 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR... NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLLIERVILLE AT 348 PM CDT...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DESOTO...FAYETTE...MARSHALL AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR COLLIERVILLE AND GERMANTOWN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 4:34 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Madison | 66 min |
| Jun 16, 2:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 80 min |
| Jun 16, 4:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 50 min |
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Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2010Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010
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.