Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 93, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2011, 4:47 AM CDT for 15 counties in Tennessee; 6 counties in Arkansas; DeSoto County, Marshall County, Tunica County, Mississippi. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report 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
- May 1, 2011, 4:47 AM CDT (09:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2011, 1:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
All 24 counties
Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson 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), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Millington, TN | 10 INCHES OF RUNNING WATER ON AMHERST ROAD IN FRONT OF LUCY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. |
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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1745 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.2
- Supercell composite
- 14.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
928
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
447 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 745 AM CDT
* AT 446 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EARLE...
FORREST CITY...HUGHES...MADISON...MARIANNA...MARION...MARKED
TREE...PALESTINE...PARKIN...TYRONZA...WEST MEMPHIS...WILSON...WYNNE
AND HORN LAKE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEECH LAKE...BRANDYWINE
LAKE...CORONEE LAKE...HORN LAKE...HORSESHOE LAKE...LAKE MCKELLAR...
MIDWAY LAKE...PIN OAK LAKE...PINE LAKE...ROBCO LAKE...SUNK LAKE...
THE CHUTE AND WAPANOCCA 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...SCENIC LANE AT SELF SLOUGH...
SIMS BOTTOM ROAD AT WHITES CREEK...SULFUR FORK AT BIBLE HILL ROAD AND
W O BAKER ROAD.
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.
.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 3538 8802 3534 8800 3466 9105 3473 9106
3474 9111 3500 9115 3501 9105 3538 9104
3611 8821 3586 8821 3586 8804 3581 8796
3573 8802 3553 8796 3546 8804 3541 8796
$$5 follow-up statements
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
741 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 800 AM CDT
* AT 740 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EARLE...
FORREST CITY...HUGHES...MADISON...MARIANNA...MARION...MARKED
TREE...PALESTINE...PARKIN...TYRONZA...WEST MEMPHIS...WILSON...WYNNE
AND HORN LAKE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEECH LAKE...BRANDYWINE
LAKE...CORONEE LAKE...HORN LAKE...HORSESHOE LAKE...LAKE MCKELLAR...
MIDWAY LAKE...PIN OAK LAKE...PINE LAKE...ROBCO LAKE...SUNK LAKE...
THE CHUTE AND WAPANOCCA 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...SCENIC LANE AT SELF SLOUGH...
SIMS BOTTOM ROAD AT WHITES CREEK...SULFUR FORK AT BIBLE HILL ROAD AND
W O BAKER ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
.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 3538 8802 3534 8800 3466 9105 3473 9106
3474 9111 3500 9115 3501 9105 3538 9104
3611 8821 3586 8821 3586 8804 3581 8796
3573 8802 3553 8796 3546 8804 3541 8796
$$288
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
745 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
* AT 743 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EARLE...
FORREST CITY...HUGHES...MADISON...MARIANNA...MARION...MARKED
TREE...PALESTINE...PARKIN...TYRONZA...WEST MEMPHIS...WILSON...WYNNE
AND HORN LAKE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEECH LAKE...BRANDYWINE
LAKE...CORONEE LAKE...HORN LAKE...HORSESHOE LAKE...LAKE
MCKELLAR... MIDWAY LAKE...PIN OAK LAKE...PINE LAKE...ROBCO
LAKE...SUNK LAKE... THE CHUTE AND WAPANOCCA 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...SCENIC LANE AT SELF SLOUGH...
SIMS BOTTOM ROAD AT WHITES CREEK...SULFUR FORK AT BIBLE HILL ROAD AND
W O BAKER ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
.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 3538 8802 3534 8800 3466 9105 3473 9106
3474 9111 3500 9115 3501 9105 3538 9104
3611 8821 3586 8821 3586 8804 3581 8796
3573 8802 3553 8796 3546 8804 3541 8796
$$338
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1033 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 1033 AM CDT...ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER
THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EARLE...
FORREST CITY...HUGHES...MADISON...MARIANNA...MARION...MARKED
TREE...PALESTINE...PARKIN...TYRONZA...WEST MEMPHIS...WILSON...WYNNE
AND HORN LAKE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BEECH LAKE...BRANDYWINE
LAKE...CORONEE LAKE...HORN LAKE...HORSESHOE LAKE...LAKE MCKELLAR...
MIDWAY LAKE...PIN OAK LAKE...PINE LAKE...ROBCO LAKE...SUNK LAKE...
THE CHUTE AND WAPANOCCA 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...SCENIC LANE AT SELF SLOUGH...
SIMS BOTTOM ROAD AT WHITES CREEK...SULFUR FORK AT BIBLE HILL ROAD AND
W O BAKER ROAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
.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 3538 8802 3534 8800 3466 9105 3473 9106
3474 9111 3500 9115 3501 9105 3538 9104
3611 8821 3586 8821 3586 8804 3581 8796
3573 8802 3553 8796 3546 8804 3541 8796
$$623
WGUS74 KMEG 011739
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1239 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
ARC077-MSC033-093-143-TNC023-039-071-109-011748-
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LEE AR-DESOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-TUNICA MS-DECATUR TN-CHESTER TN-
HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
1239 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN MCNAIRY...
NORTHERN HARDIN...CHESTER...DECATUR...NORTHERN TUNICA...EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL...NORTHERN DESOTO AND LEE 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 3547 8899 3515 8966 3504 8996 3493 9072
3491 9110 3501 9105 3538 9104 3611 8821
3599 8821
$$
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CROSS AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR-
CROCKETT TN-LAUDERDALE TN-CARROLL TN-FAYETTE TN-GIBSON TN-SHELBY TN-
HENDERSON TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-HARDEMAN TN-TIPTON TN-
1239 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
TIPTON...NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN...MADISON...HAYWOOD...NORTHWESTERN
HENDERSON...SHELBY...SOUTHERN GIBSON...NORTHERN FAYETTE...CARROLL...
SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE...CROCKETT...SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT...
CRITTENDEN...ST. FRANCIS...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CROSS COUNTIES...
AT 1238 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES ONE TO FOUR INCHES REQUIRED
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IN THE NEXT 90
MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EARLE...
FORREST CITY...MADISON...MARION...MARKED TREE...PALESTINE...PARKIN...
TYRONZA...WEST MEMPHIS...WILSON...WYNNE...BARTLETT...BROWNSVILLE...
COVINGTON...HUMBOLDT...HUNTINGDON...JACKSON...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...
MILAN...MILLINGTON...RIPLEY...CORDOVA...FORT PILLOW STATE PARK...
MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK AND VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
.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 3547 8899 3515 8966 3504 8996 3493 9072
3491 9110 3501 9105 3538 9104 3611 8821
3599 8821
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WGUS74 KMEG 011823
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
123 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROSS AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR-
CROCKETT TN-LAUDERDALE TN-CARROLL TN-FAYETTE TN-GIBSON TN-SHELBY TN-
HENDERSON TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-HARDEMAN TN-TIPTON TN-
123 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TIPTON...
NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN...MADISON...HAYWOOD...NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON...
SHELBY...SOUTHERN GIBSON...NORTHERN FAYETTE...CARROLL...SOUTHERN
LAUDERDALE...CROCKETT...SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT...CRITTENDEN...ST.
FRANCIS...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CROSS 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 3547 8899 3515 8966 3504 8996 3493 9072
3491 9110 3501 9105 3538 9104 3611 8821
3599 8821
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 25 min |
| May 1, 2:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood | 32 min |
| May 1, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 31 min |
| May 1, 3:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Haywood | 26 min |
| May 1, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 49 min |
| May 1, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Gibson | 27 min |
| May 1, 3:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 28 min |
| May 1, 4:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 24 min |
| May 1, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 28 min |
| May 1, 8:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 46 min |
| May 1, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood, Tipton | 50 min |
| May 1, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 62 hr |
| May 1, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 62 hr |
| May 1, 11:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| May 1, 11:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 23 min |
| May 1, 11:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 11:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 49 min |
| May 1, 12:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 12 hr |
| May 1, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale | 49 min |
| May 1, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 60 min |
| May 1, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Obion | 29 min |
| May 1, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton | 51 min |
| May 1, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 48 min |
| May 1, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 52 min |
| May 1, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 46 min |
| May 1, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 41 min |
| May 1, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale and 2 more | 53 min |
| May 1, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 38 min |
| May 1, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 34 min |
| May 1, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and 1 more | 49 min |
| May 1, 3:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 8 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 50 min |
| May 1, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 49 min |
| May 1, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Randolph | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Greene | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 27 min |
| Apr 30, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Randolph | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead | 44 min |
| May 1, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 44 min |
| May 1, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 33 min |
| May 1, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross | 25 min |
| May 1, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 29 min |
| May 1, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 28 min |
| May 1, 6:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 34 min |
| May 1, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 33 min |
| May 1, 9:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 48 min |
| May 1, 10:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 45 min |
| May 1, 10:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 53 min |
| May 1, 10:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Cross, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi and 2 more | 9 hr |
| May 1, 11:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 40 min |
| May 1, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead | 40 min |
| May 1, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 50 min |
| May 1, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 49 min |
| May 1, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 42 min |
| May 1, 1:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| May 1, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 49 min |
| May 1, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 43 min |
| May 1, 8:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 26 hr |
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.