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Flash Flood Warning 83, NWS Memphis, TN

April 27, 201113 counties in Tennessee; Tishomingo County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2011, 7:46 AM CDT for 13 counties in Tennessee; Tishomingo County, Mississippi. 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 27, 2011, 7:46 AM CDT (12:46 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2011, 1:45 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Tishomingo County, MS, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:48 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 27, 10:32 AM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Lexington, TN	SIX INCHES OF WATER COVERING ROADS
Apr 27, 1:06 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Henderson, TN	TDOT HAS CLOSED HWY 45 DUE TO FLOODING
Apr 27, 1:40 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	Bolivar, TN	COUNTY-WIDE FLOODING. MUDSLIDE AT HWY 121 SOUTH WITH ELECTRIC POLES DOWN

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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 582 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -107 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 91 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 261 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

115 
WGUS54 KMEG 271246
FFWMEG
MSC141-TNC023-033-039-047-069-071-075-077-097-109-113-157-167-271545-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0083.110427T1246Z-110427T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
746 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT

* AT 745 AM CDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN         
  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS. THIS       
  WILL ENHANCE EXISTING FLOODING ISSUES IN LOW LYING                 
  AREAS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.  


* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR...
  BROWNSVILLE...COVINGTON...HENDERSON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...
  RIPLEY...SAVANNAH...SELMER...CHICKASAW STATE PARK...CHICKASAW STATE
  FOREST...NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST...NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK AND
  PICKWICK LANDING STATE PARK.

 THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEECH LAKE...CHISHOLM LAKE...
  OPEN LAKE...PIN OAK LAKE AND PINE LAKE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN DECATUR
COUNTY BEAR CREEK AT OLD LEXINGTON ROAD...BLUNT ROAD AT RUSHING
CREEK...BUCKNER BRANCH AT BIBLE HILL ROAD...BUCKNER BRANCH AT
NORTHWOOD STREET...CHEROKEE HEIGHTS ROAD AT OAK PARK DRIVE...CONCORD
ROAD NEAR OLD 69...ELIZABETH STREET...FAIRGROUND ROAD...HOG CREEK AT
HAYNES ROAD AND HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD...LARGO ROAD...LASTER BRANCH AT
CONCORD ROAD...MARTIN LANDING ROAD AT CAMPBELLS BRANCH...MILLS BRANCH
AT HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD...MILLS BRANCH AT HOG CREEK ROAD...MT CARMEL
ROAD AT ELKINS BRANCH...RICKETTS CREEK AT CHEROKEE HEIGHTS ROAD...
ROBERT GURLEY ROAD AT STEWMAN CREEK...ROCKY BRANCH AT BIBLE HILL
ROAD...RUSHING CREEK AT LARGO ROAD...SIMS BOTTOM ROAD AT WHITES
CREEK...SULFUR FORK AT BIBLE HILL ROAD AND W O BAKER ROAD.

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 3573 8802 3547 8801 3546 8804 3543 8801
      3501 8803 3501 8818 3494 8815 3538 8972
      3587 8970 3585 8901 3580 8891 3579 8860
      3583 8857 3581 8798

$$

1 follow-up statement

249 
WGUS54 KMEG 271540
FFWMEG
MSC141-TNC023-033-039-047-069-071-075-077-097-109-113-157-167-271845-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0083.000000T0000Z-110427T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1040 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT

* AT 1039 AM CDT... 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE
  PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL
  2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR...
  BROWNSVILLE...COVINGTON...HENDERSON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...
  RIPLEY...SAVANNAH...SELMER...CHICKASAW STATE PARK...CHICKASAW STATE
  FOREST...NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST...NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK AND
  PICKWICK LANDING STATE PARK.

 THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEECH LAKE...CHISHOLM LAKE...
  OPEN LAKE...PIN OAK LAKE AND PINE LAKE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN DECATUR
COUNTY BEAR CREEK AT OLD LEXINGTON ROAD...BLUNT ROAD AT RUSHING
CREEK...BUCKNER BRANCH AT BIBLE HILL ROAD...BUCKNER BRANCH AT
NORTHWOOD STREET...CHEROKEE HEIGHTS ROAD AT OAK PARK DRIVE...CONCORD
ROAD NEAR OLD 69...ELIZABETH STREET...FAIRGROUND ROAD...HOG CREEK AT
HAYNES ROAD AND HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD...LARGO ROAD...LASTER BRANCH AT
CONCORD ROAD...MARTIN LANDING ROAD AT CAMPBELLS BRANCH...MILLS BRANCH
AT HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD...MILLS BRANCH AT HOG CREEK ROAD...RICKETTS
CREEK AT CHEROKEE HEIGHTS ROAD...ROBERT GURLEY ROAD AT STEWMAN
CREEK...ROCKY BRANCH AT BIBLE HILL ROAD...RUSHING CREEK AT LARGO
ROAD...SULFUR FORK AT BIBLE HILL ROAD AND W O BAKER ROAD.

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 3573 8802 3547 8801 3546 8804 3543 8801
      3501 8803 3501 8818 3494 8815 3538 8972
      3587 8970 3585 8901 3580 8891 3579 8860
      3583 8857 3581 8798

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 7:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Haywood, Tipton	54 min
Apr 26, 7:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	43 min
Apr 26, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby, Tipton	37 min
Apr 26, 7:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood	53 min
Apr 26, 7:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton	3 hr
Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby	56 min
Apr 26, 7:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crockett, Haywood	34 min
Apr 26, 8:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy	68 min
Apr 26, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, Madison	50 min
Apr 26, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	39 min
Apr 26, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	48 min
Apr 26, 8:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	43 min
Apr 26, 8:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	58 min
Apr 26, 8:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	McNairy	65 min
Apr 26, 8:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	6 hr
Apr 26, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardeman, McNairy	51 min
Apr 26, 9:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	43 min
Apr 26, 9:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	McNairy	20 min
Apr 26, 9:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 26, 9:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin, Henderson	38 min
Apr 26, 9:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardeman, McNairy	35 min
Apr 26, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	56 min
Apr 26, 10:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin	28 min
Apr 26, 10:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Tipton	4 hr
Apr 26, 10:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	16 min
Apr 26, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette	48 min
Apr 26, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur	22 min
Apr 26, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood	52 min
Apr 26, 11:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	6 hr
Apr 26, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	49 min
Apr 27, 12:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Crockett, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	42 min
Apr 27, 12:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardeman, McNairy	32 min
Apr 27, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	24 min
Apr 27, 2:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	McNairy	31 min
Apr 27, 2:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson and 3 more	4 hr
Apr 27, 3:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	McNairy	47 min
Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardin, McNairy	46 min
Apr 27, 3:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardin	18 min
Apr 27, 6:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	4 hr
Apr 27, 7:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby	4 hr
Apr 27, 7:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	6 hr
Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	37 min
Apr 27, 10:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby, Tipton	35 min
Apr 27, 10:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	4 hr
Apr 27, 10:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 1 more	14 min
Apr 27, 10:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison, Shelby	50 min
Apr 27, 11:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	6 hr
Apr 27, 11:10 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	50 min
Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby	6 hr
Apr 27, 11:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Madison	28 min
Apr 27, 11:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy	31 min
Apr 27, 11:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison	34 min
Apr 27, 12:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison	17 min
Apr 27, 12:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tipton	35 min
Apr 27, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	42 min
Apr 27, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	28 min
Apr 27, 1:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	63 min
Apr 27, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy	12 min
Apr 27, 1:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin and 7 more	3 hr
Apr 27, 2:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	3 days
Apr 27, 2:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardin	40 min
Apr 27, 2:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	5 days
Apr 27, 2:58 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more	6 hr
Apr 27, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin, McNairy	38 min
Apr 27, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Dyer	34 min
Apr 27, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin	33 min
Apr 27, 3:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Decatur, Perry	17 days
Apr 27, 4:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Fayette, Gibson and 11 more	66 hr
Apr 27, 5:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	McNairy	85 min
Apr 27, 5:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby	66 hr
Apr 27, 5:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	19 hr
Apr 27, 6:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	McNairy	36 hr
Apr 26, 7:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	30 min
Apr 26, 7:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman	54 min
Apr 26, 7:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	56 min
Apr 26, 7:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 2 more	54 min
Apr 26, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate	51 min
Apr 26, 8:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah, Union	56 min
Apr 26, 8:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate	35 min
Apr 26, 8:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Quitman	13 days

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2011 Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2011 Every 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.