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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Memphis, TN

April 26, 20115 counties in Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this areal flood warning at Apr 26, 2011, 11:39 AM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 8 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
Apr 26, 2011, 11:39 AM CDT (16:39 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2011, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Randolph County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Apr 26, 11:05 AM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 11:05 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 3:37 AM CDT, 8 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
337 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-271045-
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-
337 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE MIDSOUTH ON TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK OF
STRONG LONG TRACKED TORNADOES LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...THERE
WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS.

ON WEDNESDAY...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EAST OF A UNION CITY TENNESSEE TO A BATESVILLE MISSISSIPPI LINE.
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUING THREAT FOR AN ENHANCED RISK OF
TORNADOES AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE AND WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH
THROUGH THE DELTA WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...TONIGHT...AND INTO WEDNESDAY
WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE MIDSOUTH...RESULTING IN THE
THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONSULT
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR DETAILS.

AREA RIVERS WILL RISE THROUGH NEXT WEEK...PUTTING STRESS ON LEVEES.
SIGNIFICANT... POSSIBLY RECORD BREAKING RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY LATE NEXT WEEK AS RUN OFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
UPSTREAM BEGINS TO WORK ITS WAY SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ALL FACETS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO
THE LOCAL FORECAST OFFICE IN MEMPHIS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE
NEEDED FOR TODAY...TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY.

JAB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 26, 5:43 AM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
543 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARTIN                  36.34N 88.86W
04/25/2011                   WEAKLEY            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. 100 LIGHT POLES
            DOWN. UNREINFORCED STRUCTURES WERE DESTROYED. SEVERAL
            HOMES DESTROYED BY FALLING TREES. THE MAJORITY OF THE
            DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BETWEEN MT PELIA AND MARTIN.

&&

SJM
Local storm report, Apr 26, 8:38 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
838 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

1013 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE KEISER             35.66N 90.08W
04/25/2011                   MISSISSIPPI        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO 18 WHEELER TRUCKS OVERTURNED IN THE MEDIAN ON
            INTERSTATE 55

&&

CJC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 8:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLowndes, Monroe7 days
Apr 25, 9:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGTunica3 hr
Apr 25, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Tunica55 min
Apr 25, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Tunica61 min
Apr 25, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica59 min
Apr 25, 10:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica57 min
Apr 25, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Marshall, Tate, Tippah, Union62 min
Apr 25, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Union and 1 more59 min
Apr 25, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Prentiss and 3 more76 min
Apr 26, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union and 1 more59 min
Apr 26, 12:09 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo36 min
Apr 26, 12:14 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union31 min
Apr 26, 12:16 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGLafayette, Pontotoc, Union29 min
Apr 26, 12:24 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc36 min
Apr 26, 12:41 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Union19 min
Apr 26, 12:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 2 more64 min
Apr 26, 3:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica3 hr
Apr 26, 6:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tunica30 min
Apr 26, 1:30 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette43 hr
Apr 26, 4:13 PM CDTWind AdvisoryMEGAlcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more13 hr
Apr 26, 5:06 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma54 min
Apr 26, 5:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Tunica6 hr
Apr 26, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall43 min
Apr 26, 5:52 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tunica53 min
Apr 26, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGTunica58 min
Apr 26, 6:15 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie60 min
Apr 26, 6:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica56 min
Apr 26, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall59 min
Apr 26, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Tunica38 min
Apr 26, 6:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica6 hr
Apr 25, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Shelby, Tipton45 min
Apr 25, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton39 min
Apr 25, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 1 more47 min
Apr 25, 10:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion3 hr
Apr 25, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion43 min
Apr 25, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison and 2 more50 min
Apr 25, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson and 2 more49 min
Apr 25, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGGibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley38 min
Apr 25, 11:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more40 min
Apr 25, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy and 1 more45 min
Apr 25, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Henry, Weakley35 min
Apr 26, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson47 min
Apr 26, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDecatur, Hardin, McNairy33 min
Apr 26, 1:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGLake, Obion10 hr
Apr 26, 9:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGHardin14 days
Apr 26, 1:41 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDecatur, Perry26 hr
Apr 26, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGObion, Weakley41 min
Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLake45 min
Apr 26, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLake, Obion24 min
Apr 26, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton38 min
Apr 26, 6:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGShelby50 min
Apr 26, 6:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGShelby, Tipton6 hr
Apr 26, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Shelby, Tipton42 min
Apr 26, 6:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton41 min
Apr 26, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton47 min
Apr 25, 7:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene3 hr
Apr 25, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGClay35 min
Apr 25, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis66 min
Apr 25, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCross, Poinsett45 min
Apr 25, 9:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGClay3 hr
Apr 25, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett42 min
Apr 25, 10:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene3 hr
Apr 26, 12:14 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph12 hr
Apr 26, 3:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee, St. Francis52 min
Apr 26, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Lee, St. Francis44 min
Apr 26, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis51 min
Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Lee, St. Francis45 min
Apr 26, 4:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCross, Lee, St. Francis6 hr
Apr 26, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCross, Lee, St. Francis55 min
Apr 26, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi50 min
Apr 26, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrittenden, St. Francis48 min
Apr 26, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, St. Francis41 min
Apr 26, 5:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis6 hr
Apr 26, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrittenden37 min

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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.