Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood watch at Apr 29, 2011, 3:39 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 30, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2011, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2011, 10:17 AM CDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Flood severity
- None
All 45 counties
Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
563 WGUS64 KMEG 292039 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 339 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE MID SOUTH BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND ALREADY SATURATED SOILS TO EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING AND MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-300500- /O.NEW.KMEG.FF.A.0008.110501T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 339 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY... CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE... MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL... TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER... CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN... HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND SATURATED SOILS ARE EXPECTED TO EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AND MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
16 follow-up statements
850 WGUS64 KMEG 300238 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 938 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE MID SOUTH BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. THUS...THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-301200- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.110501T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 938 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL...TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER... FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON... HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION... SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ BORGHOFF
898 WGUS64 KMEG 300829 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 329 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. THUS...THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. MSZ010>012-302100- /O.EXA.KMEG.FF.A.0008.110501T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE 329 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COAHOMA...PANOLA AND QUITMAN. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-302100- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.110501T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 329 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL...TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER... FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON... HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION... SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ SJM
464 WGUS64 KMEG 302034 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 334 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. THUS...THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-011100- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.110501T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON- CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER- HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 334 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...COAHOMA...DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER... CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN... HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
240 WGUS64 KMEG 010013 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 713 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. THUS...THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-011130- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON- CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER- HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 713 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...COAHOMA...DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER... CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN... HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN A WIDE SWATH ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-40. * THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES...EVACUATION OF HOMES NEAR RISING FLOOD WATER...AND RECORD HIGH RIVER CRESTS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT. && $$ BORGHOFF
720 WGUS64 KMEG 010203 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 903 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS POSSIBLE... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. THUS...THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-011200- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON- CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER- HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 903 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...COAHOMA...DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER... CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN... HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN A WIDE SWATH ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-40. THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO WASHED OUT OR FLOODED ROADWAYS... EVACUATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR RISING FLOOD WATER...AND RECORD HIGH RIVER CRESTS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PART OF A FLOOD PLAIN COULD ALSO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT...IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$ BORGHOFF
253 WGUS64 KMEG 010835 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 335 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS POSSIBLE... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH THIS MORNING AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH ON ALREADY SATURATED SOIL. THUS...THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-012100- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON- CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER- HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 335 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...COAHOMA...DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER... CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN... HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN A WIDE SWATH ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-40. THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO WASHED OUT OR FLOODED ROADWAYS... EVACUATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR RISING FLOOD WATER...AND RECORD HIGH RIVER CRESTS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PART OF A FLOOD PLAIN COULD ALSO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$ SJM
793 WGUS64 KMEG 011559 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1059 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... ...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS POSSIBLE... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN EAST TEXAS AND MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS VERY CONDUCIVE FOR SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. CONSEQUENTLY...THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-020000- /O.EXT.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110504T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON- CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER- HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 1059 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...COAHOMA...DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER... CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN... HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * 2 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN IN A WIDE SWATH ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-40. THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO WASHED OUT OR FLOODED ROADWAYS...EVACUATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR RISING FLOOD WATER...AND RECORD HIGH RIVER CRESTS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PART OF A FLOOD PLAIN COULD ALSO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$ CJC
071 WGUS64 KMEG 012114 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 414 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... ...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS POSSIBLE... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .A STALLED OUT FRONT COMBINED WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL TO DEVELOP AND MOVE REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOILS ALREADY SATURATED. CONSEQUENTLY...THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING POSSIBLE. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-021100- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110504T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON- CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER- HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 414 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...COAHOMA...DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER... CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN... HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * 2 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN IN A WIDE SWATH ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40. THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO WASHED OUT OR FLOODED ROADWAYS...EVACUATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR RISING FLOOD WATER...AND RECORD HIGH RIVER CRESTS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PART OF A FLOOD PLAIN COULD ALSO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$ CJC
015 WGUS64 KMEG 020254 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 954 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... ...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS POSSIBLE... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .A STALLED OUT FRONT COMBINED WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL TO DEVELOP AND MOVE REPEATEDLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOILS ALREADY SATURATED. CONSEQUENTLY...THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING POSSIBLE. MSZ006-010>012-020400- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110504T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TISHOMINGO-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IUKA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE 954 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MAINLY NORTH OF THIS AREA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-021130- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110504T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 954 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL...TATE...TIPPAH AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE... GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY... LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY... TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * 2 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN A WIDE SWATH ACROSS THE MID SOUTH...MAINLY NORTH OF I-40. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO WASHED OUT OR FLOODED ROADWAYS...EVACUATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR RISING FLOOD WATER...AND RECORD HIGH RIVER CRESTS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PART OF A FLOOD PLAIN COULD ALSO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$ BORGHOFF
619 WGUS64 KMEG 020857 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 357 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY... ...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS POSSIBLE... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .A SLOW MOVING COLD COMBINED WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL TO DEVELOP AND MOVE REPEATEDLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOILS ALREADY SATURATED. CONSEQUENTLY...THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING POSSIBLE. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-021700- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110504T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 357 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL...TATE...TIPPAH AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE... GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY... LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY... TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * 2 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN A WIDE SWATH ACROSS THE MID SOUTH...MAINLY NORTH OF I-40. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO WASHED OUT OR FLOODED ROADWAYS...EVACUATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR RISING FLOOD WATER...AND RECORD HIGH RIVER CRESTS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PART OF A FLOOD PLAIN COULD ALSO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$ SJM
511 WGUS64 KMEG 021839 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 139 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY... ...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IS POSSIBLE... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TEND TO MOVE REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS WHERE SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED. CONSEQUENTLY...THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND A WORSENING OF CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING POSSIBLE. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-030530- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110504T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 139 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL...TATE...TIPPAH AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE... GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY... LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY... TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * 4 TO 11 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN A WIDE SWATH ACROSS THE MID SOUTH...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS RAINFALL ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND EXACERBATE ONGOING FLOODING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SEVERELY IMPACT MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC FLOODING POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO WASHED OUT OR FLOODED ROADWAYS...EVACUATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR RISING FLOOD WATER...AND RECORD HIGH RIVER CRESTS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PART OF A FLOOD PLAIN COULD ALSO FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$
952 WGUS64 KMEG 030333 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1033 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY... ...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH... ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED IN SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MIX IN WITH LONGER PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL. THE CORRIDOR OF HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL LIKELY EXIT THE MIDSOUTH BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE EXPIRATION TIME OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN MOVED FORWARD TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY. EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY HAVE ENDED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON... SIGNIFICANT AREAL FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT... AND IN MANY CASES...UNPRECEDENTED RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-031000- /O.EXT.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 1033 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 1PM TUESDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL...TATE...TIPPAH AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE... GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY... LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY... TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED FLASH FLOOD THREAT OVERNIGHT. 5 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER THE PAST WEEK. MANY AREAS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT OR CATASTROPHIC AREAL FLOODING. FOR AREAS THAT ARE NOT FLOODED...SOILS REMAIN SATURATED. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THESE SATURATED SOILS WILL INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$ PWB
429 WGUS64 KMEG 030832 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 332 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE RAINFALL WILL MIX IN WITH LONGER PERIODS OF LIGHT RAINFALL. THE CORRIDOR OF HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OVERNIGHT. THE MODERATE RAIN THREAT WILL LIKELY EXIT THE MIDSOUTH BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY HAVE ENDED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON... SIGNIFICANT AREAL FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT...AND IN MANY CASES...UNPRECEDENTED RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-031645- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 332 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL...TATE...TIPPAH AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE... GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY... LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY... TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED FLASH FLOOD THREAT THIS MORNING. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER THE PAST WEEK. MANY AREAS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT OR CATASTROPHIC AREAL FLOODING. FOR AREAS THAT ARE NOT FLOODED...SOILS REMAIN SATURATED. PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN OVER THESE SATURATED SOILS WILL INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$
145 WGUS64 KMEG 030837 AAA FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 337 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE RAINFALL WILL MIX IN WITH LONGER PERIODS OF LIGHT RAINFALL. THE CORRIDOR OF HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE MODERATE RAIN THREAT WILL LIKELY EXIT THE MIDSOUTH BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY HAVE ENDED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON... SIGNIFICANT AREAL FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT...AND IN MANY CASES...UNPRECEDENTED RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-031645- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 337 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN... BENTON...DESOTO...MARSHALL...TATE...TIPPAH AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER...FAYETTE... GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY... LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...MCNAIRY...OBION...SHELBY... TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED FLASH FLOOD THREAT THIS MORNING. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER THE PAST WEEK. MANY AREAS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT AREAL FLOODING. FOR AREAS THAT ARE NOT FLOODED...SOILS REMAIN SATURATED. PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN OVER THESE SATURATED SOILS WILL INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$
689 WGUS64 KMEG 031130 AAA FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 630 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE RAINFALL WILL MIX IN WITH LONGER PERIODS OF LIGHT RAINFALL. THE MODERATE RAIN THREAT WILL LIKELY EXIT THE MIDSOUTH BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY HAVE ENDED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON... SIGNIFICANT AREAL FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT...AND IN MANY CASES...UNPRECEDENTED RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-031230- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG...COVINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 630 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THESE AREAS AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MSZ002>005-TNZ003-004-020-021-050>055-089>092-031800- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON... SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 630 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... MARSHALL AND TIPPAH. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CHESTER... CROCKETT...DECATUR...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HARDIN... HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...MADISON...MCNAIRY AND WEAKLEY. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED FLASH FLOOD THREAT THIS MORNING. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVER THE PAST WEEK. MANY AREAS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT AREAL FLOODING. FOR AREAS THAT ARE NOT FLOODED...SOILS REMAIN SATURATED. PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN OVER THESE SATURATED SOILS WILL INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EVACUATE WHEN ADVISED TO DO SO. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS! THE ROADWAY UNDERNEATH MAY BE WASHED OUT... IT IS NOT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE. && $$
369 WGUS64 KMEG 031517 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1017 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.. MSZ002>005-TNZ003-004-020-021-050>055-089>092-031630- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON... SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 1017 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...AREAL FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Apr 29, 12:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 12:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1214 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 .UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1106 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011/ DISCUSSION...15Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A 1021 MB RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. THIS IS RESULTING IN SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES AS OF 10 AM CDT IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. 12Z RAOBS FROM KLZK...KJAN...AND KOHX INDICATE 925 MB TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 14-16C. THIS SUGGESTS WITH AMPLE MIXING AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE 70S TO AROUND 80 DEGREES. FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND NO CHANGES EXPECTED. CJC .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 628 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011/ CURRENTLY...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE MID SOUTH WITH TEMPS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID SOUTH THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECT LOTS OF SUNSHINE TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPS WARMING TO NEAR 80 AT SOME PLACES. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR AGAIN TONIGHT WITH TEMPS IN THE 50S. WINDS WILL START TO PICK UP ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. SHOULD SEE GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH ACROSS THE DELTA AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY. INTRODUCED A SMALL POP ACROSS EAST AR AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL FOR ANY ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING FRONT. SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER VERY ACTIVE PERIOD WEATHER WISE. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. THE AIRMASS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME FAIRLY UNSTABLE ACROSS ARKANSAS BY SATURDAY EVENING AND MID LEVEL WINDS WILL BE ADEQUATE FOR STORM ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL SATURDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WIND IS THE MAIN THREAT WITH HAIL A SECONDARY THREAT. WHATEVER MCS THAT DEVELOPS WILL ALSO UNDOUBTEDLY PRODUCE SOME HEAVY RAIN AS WELL. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAIN AS IT BECOME PARALLEL TO THE UPPER FLOW AND MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAINS JUST TO THE SOUTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRANSPORTED IN THE FRONTAL ZONE WHERE PRECIP WATER VALUES WILL BE AROUND 1.6-1.7 INCHES. MEANWHILE SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND LEAD TO SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HIGHER QPF AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND WEST TENNESSEE. THIS RAIN WILL EXACERBATE ANY ONGOING RIVER FLOODING AND COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AS WELL. WILL BE ISSUING A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK TO TALK ABOUT THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE STORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...A STRONGER MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE KICKS EVERYTHING EAST OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY NIGHT WITH DRY AND COOL WEATHER RETURNING. SJM .AVIATION...18Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS EXPECT OVER NEXT 24 HOURS PLUS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 79 57 82 64 / 0 0 10 60 MKL 77 52 81 61 / 0 0 10 60 JBR 77 54 78 59 / 0 0 20 70 TUP 77 52 82 61 / 0 0 10 30 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 4:45 AM CDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 445 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-301145- ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT- PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY- ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA- UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 445 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD RESIDUAL FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...RIVERS... AGRICULTURAL LAND...AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL CONTINUE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AREA RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH NEXT WEEK...PUTTING STRESS ON LEVEES. SIGNIFICANT...POSSIBLY RECORD BREAKING RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY LATE NEXT WEEK AS RUN OFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL UPSTREAM BEGINS TO WORK ITS WAY SOUTH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AND REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MEANWHILE SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND INTERACT WITH THE FRONT TO PRODUCE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...AND AGGRAVATE ONGOING RIVER FLOODING OR RESULT IN NEW RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN....THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS SATURDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. THE MAIN THREAT IS DAMAGING WIND...WITH HAIL A SECONDARY THREAT. A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL SATURDAY NIGHT. SJM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 6:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion | 27 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 32 days |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.