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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 24, 2010, 7:16 AM CDT for Phillips County, Arkansas; Coahoma County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2010, 7:16 AM CDT (12:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2010, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:17 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 855 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -254 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
615
WGUS54 KMEG 241216
FFWMEG
ARC107-MSC027-241515-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0021.100424T1216Z-100424T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
716 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
* AT 716 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST 30 MINUTES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ELAINE AND
CLARKSDALE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR DESOTO LAKE...HORSESHOE
LAKE...MOON LAKE AND OLD TOWN LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
.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 3449 9085 3445 9045 3398 9046 3398 9065
3412 9067 3412 9108
$$2 follow-up statements
794
WGUS74 KMEG 241404
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
904 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
ARC107-MSC027-241515-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100424T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHILLIPS AR-COAHOMA MS-
904 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
COAHOMA AND SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
AT 904 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ELAINE AND
CLARKSDALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 9085 3445 9045 3398 9046 3398 9065
3412 9067 3412 9108
$$368
WGUS74 KMEG 241500
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1000 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
ARC107-MSC027-241510-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100424T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHILLIPS AR-COAHOMA MS-
1000 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR COAHOMA AND
SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3449 9085 3445 9045 3398 9046 3398 9065
3412 9067 3412 9108
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, Phillips | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 8:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 94 min |
| Apr 24, 10:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, Poinsett, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 2:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 22 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 22 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 11:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Marshall | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 6:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 6:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 7:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 7:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 7:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 8:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 8:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 55 min |
| Apr 24, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 8:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 8:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 15 min |
| Apr 24, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Panola, Tate | 17 min |
| Apr 24, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tunica | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 9:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tippah and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Panola, Tate | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 9:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah, Tishomingo | 61 min |
| Apr 24, 9:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah, Union | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 10:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 10:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 61 min |
| Apr 24, 10:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 108 min |
| Apr 24, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 10:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 11:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 11:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 11:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 58 min |
| Apr 24, 12:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Union | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 25 min |
| Apr 24, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 62 min |
| Apr 24, 2:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Monroe | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 62 min |
| Apr 24, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 14 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.