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Flash Flood Warning 246, NWS Memphis, TN

July 16, 20104 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2010, 8:29 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2010, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2010, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS

The radar

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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 Jul 16, 7:53 PM CDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 7:53 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 7:50 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 16, 6:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 7:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
727 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

ARZ008-170100-
RANDOLPH AR-
727 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF ELEVEN POINT AT 727 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT
10 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Local storm report, Jul 16, 7:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
728 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1154 AM     HAIL             BOONEVILLE              34.66N 88.57W
07/16/2010  M0.75 INCH       PRENTISS           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POLICE SQUAD CAR WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED BY HAIL JUST TO
            THE EAST OF TOWN.

1159 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BOONEVILLE              34.66N 88.57W
07/16/2010                   PRENTISS           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A COUPLE OF TREES ARE DOWN ON CHERRY STREET IN THE TOWN
            OF BOONEVILLE.

1206 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BOONEVILLE              34.66N 88.57W
07/16/2010                   PRENTISS           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER IS OVER 2ND STREET, NEAR THE HOSPITAL, AND
            INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, AREAS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OFF

0135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 SE ABERDEEN          33.74N 88.41W
07/16/2010                   MONROE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES ARE DOWN IN THE TOWN OF HAMILTON.

0425 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SAULSBURY               35.05N 89.09W
07/16/2010                   HARDEMAN           TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPARKMAN ROAD WAS CLOSED IN A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE TOWN
            OF SAULSBURY.

0535 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JONESBORO               35.82N 90.69W
07/16/2010                   CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO, CLOSE TO A FOOT OF
            WATER OVER WASHINGTON AVENUE NEAR THE POLICE STATION IN
            TOWN.

0620 PM     FLASH FLOOD      TUPELO                  34.26N 88.73W
07/16/2010                   LEE                MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING OF A FEW STREETS NEAR THE LIBRARY

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RRH
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 7:37 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
737 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

ARZ048-049-170115-
LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
737 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR...

  EASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED
OVER HUGHES AT 737 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN LEE AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
HUGHES...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
ALERT ALSO INCLUDES MIDWAY LAKE AND TUNICA LAKE.
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 8:04 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
804 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

ARZ049-058-170145-
PHILLIPS AR-LEE AR-
804 PM CDT FRI JUL 16 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5
MILES NORTHWEST OF MARVELL AT 804 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN LEE AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
MARVELL...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 7:30 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale and 4 more19 hr
Jul 17, 3:11 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEGCrockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lake and 5 more28 hr
Jul 17, 8:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Panola, Tate2 hr
Jul 16, 8:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLee, Phillips113 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.