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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Feb 24, 2011, 7:08 PM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas. 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 7:08 PM CST (01:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2011, 9:33 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 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 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.2
- Supercell composite
- -0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
963
WGUS54 KMEG 250108
FFWMEG
ARC107-MSC027-107-119-143-250400-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0021.110225T0108Z-110225T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
708 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CST
* AT 705 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF UP TO AN INCH OF
RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
THE NEXT 3 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ELAINE...
HELENA...MARVELL...WEST HELENA...BATESVILLE...CLARKSDALE...JOHN W
KYLE STATE PARK...ST FRANCIS NATIONAL PARK AND WHITE RIVER NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR DESOTO LAKE...HORSESHOE
LAKE...MOON LAKE AND OLD TOWN LAKE.
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 FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3415 9108 3420 9109 3423 9106 3434 9105
3435 9100 3447 9100 3448 9105 3465 9105
3464 9056 3456 9057 3455 8971 3417 8973
3418 8992 3416 9013 3415 9014 3413 9022
3412 9110
$$2 follow-up statements
757
WGUS74 KMEG 250313
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
913 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
ARC107-MSC027-119-143-250322-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110225T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHILLIPS AR-TUNICA MS-COAHOMA MS-QUITMAN MS-
913 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR QUITMAN...
COAHOMA...SOUTHERN TUNICA AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3427 9013 3432 9018 3454 9019 3455 8971
3417 8974 3418 8992 3416 9013
$$
MSC107-250400-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110225T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PANOLA MS-
913 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR
PANOLA COUNTY...
AT 912 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BATESVILLE
AND JOHN W KYLE STATE PARK.
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 3427 9013 3432 9018 3454 9019 3455 8971
3417 8974 3418 8992 3416 9013
$$858
WGUS74 KMEG 250333
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
933 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
MSC107-250343-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110225T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PANOLA MS-
933 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PANOLA COUNTY...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3427 9013 3432 9018 3454 9019 3455 8971
3417 8974 3418 8992 3416 9013
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 49 min | |
| Feb 24, 6:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 6:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 52 min | |
| Feb 24, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min | |
| Feb 24, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 6:56 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 46 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 40 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 49 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 44 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 40 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min | |
| Feb 24, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 8:04 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 19 min | |
| Feb 24, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 47 min | |
| Feb 24, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah and 2 more | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 8:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 56 min | |
| Feb 24, 8:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 56 min |
| Feb 24, 8:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 50 min | |
| Feb 24, 8:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 3 more | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 9:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 4 more | 116 min |
| Feb 24, 9:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union | 49 min |
| Feb 24, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 36 min | |
| Feb 24, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 9:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 24 min |
| Feb 24, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 33 min | |
| Feb 24, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Tishomingo | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 9:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | 31 min | |
| Feb 24, 9:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 6:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 6:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 90 days |
| Feb 24, 6:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 6:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 26 min |
| Feb 24, 6:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 52 min |
| Feb 24, 6:41 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 6:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 37 days |
| Feb 25, 1:37 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 38 days |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011
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.