Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 99, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 2, 2011, 12:23 AM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas; Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee; Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri. It was in force for 16 hr. 2 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
- May 2, 2011, 12:23 AM CDT (05:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2011, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 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, Mississippi County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:23 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 2, 11:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Caruthersville, MO | FLOODING OF FIELDS BEHIND A RESIDENTAL AREA ON ZAIDA STREET |
| May 2, 3:53 PM CDT | FLOOD | 3 Sw Kennett, MO | 4-5 INCHES OF WATER COVERING HWY 8 BETWEEN SENATH AND KENNETT. MULTIPLE PATCHES OF WATER GREATER THAN 50 FEET LONG. |
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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 396 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 614 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 776 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS54 KMEG 020523
FFWMEG
ARC021-031-055-075-093-MOC069-155-TNC095-131-021130-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0099.110502T0523Z-110502T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1223 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 630 AM CDT
* AT 1223 AM CDT... 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE
PAST SIX HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAY...
BLYTHEVILLE...BONO...BROOKLAND...CARAWAY...GOSNELL...JONESBORO...
LAKE CITY...LEACHVILLE...LUXORA...MANILA...MARMADUKE...MONETTE AND
PARAGOULD.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG 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 3663 8996 3639 8997 3639 8978 3644 8972
3641 8967 3642 8961 3636 8954 3646 8956
3651 8953 3645 8946 3651 8941 3651 8932
3625 8945 3619 8950 3618 8962 3589 8978
3572 8995 3571 9105 3585 9104 3664 9011
$$3 follow-up statements
134
WGUS54 KMEG 021113
FFWMEG
ARC021-031-055-075-093-MOC069-155-TNC095-131-021530-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110502T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
613 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
* AT 613 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE NEXT FOUR HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAY...
BLYTHEVILLE...BONO...BROOKLAND...CARAWAY...GOSNELL...JONESBORO...
LAKE CITY...LEACHVILLE...LUXORA...MANILA...MARMADUKE...MONETTE AND
PARAGOULD.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG LAKE.
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 FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 8996 3639 8997 3639 8978 3644 8972
3641 8967 3642 8961 3636 8954 3646 8956
3651 8953 3645 8946 3651 8941 3651 8932
3625 8945 3619 8950 3618 8962 3589 8978
3572 8995 3571 9105 3585 9104 3664 9011
$$817
WGUS54 KMEG 021517
FFWMEG
ARC021-031-055-075-093-MOC069-155-TNC095-131-022130-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110502T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1017 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT MONDAY
* AT 1016 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 6 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAY...
BLYTHEVILLE...BONO...BROOKLAND...CARAWAY...GOSNELL...JONESBORO...
LAKE CITY...LEACHVILLE...LUXORA...MANILA...MARMADUKE...MONETTE AND
PARAGOULD.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG 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 3663 8996 3639 8997 3639 8978 3644 8972
3641 8967 3642 8961 3636 8954 3646 8956
3651 8953 3645 8946 3651 8941 3651 8932
3625 8945 3619 8950 3618 8962 3589 8978
3572 8995 3571 9105 3585 9104 3664 9011
$$856
WGUS74 KMEG 022131
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
431 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
ARC021-031-055-075-093-MOC069-155-TNC095-131-022140-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110502T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CLAY AR-GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR-DUNKLIN MO-
PEMISCOT MO-LAKE TN-OBION TN-
431 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHWESTERN OBION...
LAKE...PEMISCOT...DUNKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...GREENE...EASTERN
CLAY...NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO AN
AREAL FLOOD WARNING. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE REISSUED FOR
URGENT...RAPID RISES IN FLOOD WATER.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3663 8996 3639 8997 3639 8978 3644 8972
3641 8967 3642 8961 3636 8954 3646 8956
3651 8953 3645 8946 3651 8941 3651 8932
3625 8945 3619 8950 3618 8962 3589 8978
3572 8995 3571 9105 3585 9104 3664 9011
$$
BORGHOFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi | 12 hr |
| May 1, 11:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 7 hr |
| May 2, 1:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett and 1 more | 10 hr |
| May 2, 3:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 18 hr |
| May 2, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, St. Francis | 12 hr |
| May 2, 11:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 10 hr |
| May 2, 12:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 2, 4:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 5 more | 72 hr |
| May 1, 7:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 8 hr |
| May 1, 8:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 18 hr |
| May 2, 8:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 9 hr |
| May 2, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 47 min |
| May 2, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 65 min |
| May 2, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 41 min |
| May 2, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 22 min |
| May 2, 4:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 14 more | 72 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2011Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.