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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 26, 2011, 6:31 PM CDT for Crittenden County, Mississippi County, Arkansas; Shelby County, Tipton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2011, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- 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), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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 was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Marion, AR | FLOODING REPORTS IN MARION. |
| Apr 26, 8:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | West Memphis, AR | FLOODING OF STREETS IN WEST MEMPHIS. |
| Apr 27, 12:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Millington, TN | FLOODED ROADWAY EAST OF RALEIGH - MILLINGTON ROAD. CAR STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
078
WGUS54 KMEG 262331
FFWMEG
ARC035-093-TNC157-167-270530-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0071.110426T2331Z-110427T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
631 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
WESTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
* AT 630 PM 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 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARION...
WEST MEMPHIS...BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...MIDTOWN
MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...CORDOVA AND MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BRANDYWINE LAKE...CORONEE
LAKE...LAKE MCKELLAR...ROBCO LAKE AND WAPANOCCA LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.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 3549 9022 3556 8993 3555 8990 3557 8989
3562 8970 3542 8966 3502 8966 3500 9031
$$
TLSJR3 follow-up statements
589
WGUS74 KMEG 270211
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
911 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
ARC035-093-TNC157-167-270530-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110427T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN-
911 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
WESTERN TIPTON...SHELBY...EASTERN CRITTENDEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...
AT 910 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARION...WEST
MEMPHIS...BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...
MILLINGTON...CORDOVA AND MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK.
FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ARLINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3549 9022 3556 8993 3555 8990 3557 8989
3562 8970 3542 8966 3502 8966 3500 9031
$$
TLSJR177
WGUS74 KMEG 270339
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1039 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
ARC035-093-TNC157-167-270530-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110427T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN-
1039 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR
WESTERN TIPTON...SHELBY...EASTERN CRITTENDEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...
AT 1039 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST 30 MINUTES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MARION...WEST
MEMPHIS...BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...
MILLINGTON...CORDOVA AND MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.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 3549 9022 3556 8993 3555 8990 3557 8989
3562 8970 3542 8966 3502 8966 3500 9031
$$
TLSJR843
WGUS74 KMEG 270527
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1227 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ARC035-093-TNC157-167-270535-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110427T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN-
1227 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
TIPTON...SHELBY...EASTERN CRITTENDEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS CONTINUED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THIS WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEW WARNING...
THUS THE OLD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3549 9022 3556 8993 3555 8990 3557 8989
3562 8970 3542 8966 3502 8966 3500 9031
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 7:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 8:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 66 min |
| Apr 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 9:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee, Poinsett and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 61 min |
| Apr 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 10:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 12:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 12 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 10 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Phillips | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 11:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 8 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 4:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:13 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 5:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 5:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison and 2 more | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson and 2 more | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henry, Weakley | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 12:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 12:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Hardin | 14 days |
| Apr 26, 1:41 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Decatur, Perry | 26 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 24 min |
| Apr 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.