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Flood Watch 3, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flood watch at Dec 2, 2011, 3:29 PM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 4, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2011, 3:29 PM CST (21:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2011, 3:26 PM CST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Flood severity
- None
All 56 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, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha 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 nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
823 WGUS64 KMEG 022129 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 329 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN TO IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH OVER THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA OVER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS WELL. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN MOVING EAST BY TUESDAY ENDING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-031200- /O.NEW.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T0600Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 329 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS... CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE... LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. * FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * 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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-031200- /O.NEW.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T1200Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR... SAVANNAH 329 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW... COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA...LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL... MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC...PRENTISS...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI. * 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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KRM
8 follow-up statements
095 WGUS64 KMEG 031020 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 420 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH OVER THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA OVER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN ANY LOCATION...AS WELL..FROM PONDING OF THE RAIN WATER. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN MOVING EAST BY TUESDAY ENDING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-031830- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T0600Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 420 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD... CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI... PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOODING IN CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ALSO WITH THE ALREADY MOIST SOIL...WATER MAY POOL IN ANY LOW LYING AREA OR EVEN AN OPEN FIELD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-031830- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T1200Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR... SAVANNAH 420 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA... LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC... PRENTISS...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH... TISHOMINGO...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI. * FLOODING IN CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ALSO WITH THE ALREADY MOIST SOIL...WATER MAY POOL IN ANY LOW LYING AREA OR EVEN AN OPEN FIELD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ TLSJR
325 WGUS64 KMEG 031022 AAA FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 422 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH OVER THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA OVER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN ANY LOCATION...AS WELL..FROM PONDING OF THE RAIN WATER. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN MOVING EAST BY TUESDAY ENDING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-032300- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T0600Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 422 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD... CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI... PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOODING IN CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ALSO WITH THE ALREADY MOIST SOIL...WATER MAY POOL IN ANY LOW LYING AREA OR EVEN AN OPEN FIELD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-032300- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T1200Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR... SAVANNAH 422 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA... LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC... PRENTISS...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH... TISHOMINGO...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI. * FLOODING IN CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN. ALSO WITH THE ALREADY MOIST SOIL...WATER MAY POOL IN ANY LOW LYING AREA OR EVEN AN OPEN FIELD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ TLSJR
931 WGUS64 KMEG 032125 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 325 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH LATE TONIGHT AND WILL STALL OUT OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA OVER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS WELL. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN MOVING EAST BY TUESDAY MORNING ENDING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-041200- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T0600Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 325 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD... CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI... PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. * FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-041200- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T1200Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR... SAVANNAH 325 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA... LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC... PRENTISS...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH... TISHOMINGO...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. 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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KRM
387 WGUS64 KMEG 041005 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 405 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH BEGINNING TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING AND STALL OVER THE AREA INTO MONDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA OVER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS WELL. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN MOVING EAST BY TUESDAY MORNING ENDING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN. MSZ006-009-015>017-022>024-042200- /O.EXT.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111205T0000Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IUKA...BOONEVILLE...TUPELO...AMORY... ABERDEEN 405 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...LEE...MONROE... PONTOTOC...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-042200- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 405 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD... CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI... PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. * THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ001>005-007-008-010>014-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055- 088>092-042200- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111204T1200Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY... UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT... MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 405 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... COAHOMA...DESOTO...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. 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 LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ JCL
789 WGUS64 KMEG 042114 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 314 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OVER THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DEVELOP AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA OVER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS WELL. THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN MOVING EAST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING ENDING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-051200- /O.EXT.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 314 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD... CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI... PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ001>005-007-008-010>014-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055- 088>092-051200- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION- WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY... UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT... MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 314 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... COAHOMA...DESOTO...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. 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 LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ006-009-015>017-022>024-051200- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.111205T0000Z-111206T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IUKA...BOONEVILLE...TUPELO...AMORY... ABERDEEN 314 PM CST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...LEE...MONROE... PONTOTOC...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO. * THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KRM
529 WGUS64 KMEG 051004 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 404 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA... .A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM WEST TENNESSEE THROUGH NORTH MISSISSIPPI EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND EXIT THE MIDSOUTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT TODAY CAUSING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA OVER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER... LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS WELL. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN WILL GRADUALLY END FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE THREAT MAINLY CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING. MSZ001-002-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088-089- 051800- /O.EXT.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...TUNICA... CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE 404 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...COAHOMA... DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE AND TUNICA. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CROCKETT...DYER... FAYETTE...GIBSON...HAYWOOD...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ003>005-013-014-021-TNZ053>055-090>092-051800- /O.EXT.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-LAFAYETTE-UNION-YALOBUSHA-CHESTER- HENDERSON-DECATUR-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY... LEXINGTON...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 404 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... LAFAYETTE...TIPPAH...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CHESTER...DECATUR...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HENDERSON AND MCNAIRY. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ006-009-015>017-022>024-051800- /O.EXT.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IUKA...BOONEVILLE...TUPELO...AMORY... ABERDEEN 404 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...LEE...MONROE... PONTOTOC...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-051800- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 404 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD... CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI... PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ JCL
075 WGUS64 KMEG 051648 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1048 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNON AND INTO TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA... .A COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM THE TENNESSEE RIVER THROUGH NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND EXIT THE MIDSOUTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT TODAY CAUSING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA OVER AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS WELL. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN WILL GRADUALLY END FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE THREAT MAINLY CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 002-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088-089-060000- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0000Z/ /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-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... COVINGTON...JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE 1048 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE 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...COAHOMA... DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL...CROCKETT...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HAYWOOD...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...OBION... SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ003>005-013-014-021-TNZ053>055-090>092-060100- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-LAFAYETTE-UNION-YALOBUSHA-CHESTER- HENDERSON-DECATUR-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY... LEXINGTON...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 1048 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...ALCORN...BENTON... LAFAYETTE...TIPPAH...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CHESTER...DECATUR...HARDEMAN...HARDIN...HENDERSON AND MCNAIRY. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES WILL FALL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ MSZ006-009-015>017-022>024-060100- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW- MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IUKA...BOONEVILLE...TUPELO...AMORY... ABERDEEN 1048 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...ITAWAMBA...LEE...MONROE... PONTOTOC...PRENTISS AND TISHOMINGO. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. * FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY AS WELL...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS ACROSS THE REGION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DON/T DROWN. THE RAINS MAY ALSO HAVE A LONGER TERM AFFECT ON AREA RIVER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ SJM
945 WGUS64 KMEG 052126 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 326 PM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN IS WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH... ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 002-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088-089-052230- /O.CAN.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... COVINGTON...JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE 326 PM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF AND AS A RESULT THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME LOW LYING AREAS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY REMAIN FLOODED OVERNIGHT SO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ MSZ003>006-009-013>017-021>024-TNZ053>055-090>092-052230- /O.CAN.KMEG.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-LAFAYETTE-UNION- PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE- CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...LEXINGTON...BOLIVAR... SAVANNAH 321 PM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVY RAIN IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE REGION AND AS A RESULT THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME LOW LYING AREAS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY REMAIN FLOODED OVERNIGHT SO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ SJM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 flood watch went out at Dec 2, 3:10 PM CST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 3:10 PM CST, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
310 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2011
.DISCUSSION...
...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED OVER THE MIDSOUTH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST TONIGHT ALLOWING WINDS TO
TURN AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST. LOWS WILL BE MUCH WARMER THANKS TO A
THICK CIRRUS SHIELD THAT IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO TO MOVE INTO THE
AREA. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SATURDAY...CIRRUS SHIELD SHOULD THIN OUT AS DAY PROGRESSES BUT MAY
KEEP HIGHS DOWN A BIT FROM PREVIOUS THINKING. IN ADDITION...IT MAY
NOT BE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON UNTIL WINDS TURN AROUND DIRECTLY FROM
THE SOUTH. THUS SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR MOST OF THE DAY WILL ALSO NOT
GIVE US AS BIG AS WARM UP AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. ALTHOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE PLEASANT WITH READINGS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 60S. IT WILL BE THE LAST MILD AND DRY DAY FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
SEVEN DAYS.
SATURDAY NIGHT...COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN APPROACHING FROM THE WEST.
ALL MODELS ARE SLOWER WITH THE FRONT THUS MAY LOWER POPS A LITTLE
MORE FROM YESTERDAY. DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE RAIN SHOULD STAY MAINLY WEST
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH 6AM. LOWS WILL BE MILD THANKS TO
THE CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S.
SUNDAY...COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE CWA AND STALLS OUT ROUGHLY NEAR
THE MEMPHIS TO JACKSON TN CORRIDOR. A SFC LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT NEAR THE GULF COAST AND WILL BEGIN TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ALONG
THE FRONT. MODELS HAVE BEEN PUSHING THE HEAVY RAIN AXIS FURTHER TO
THE NORTHWEST WITH THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS. THE 12Z GFS REMAINS
FURTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST THAN THE 12Z NAM...12Z CANADIAN...AND 12Z
ECMWF. RIGHT NOW...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THE HEAVIEST RAIN
FALL SOMEWHERE BETWEEN JONESBORO AND MEMPHIS THE WAY THE MODELS
ARE TRENDING. ALL ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT OF SHOWING THREE TO
SIX INCHES FALLING OVER THE CWA. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE
SOME SIX TO EIGHT INCH AMOUNTS BY THE END OF THE EVENT. WITH
THESE KIND OF RAINFALL TOTALS...THE ENTIRE CWA WILL BE AT RISK TO
SEE AT LEAST SOME RIVER FLOODING FROM THIS EVENT. WILL BE ISSUING
A FLOOD WATCH FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND FOR THE REST OF THE CWA
BEGINNING SUNDAY THAT WILL RUN THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING.
WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 50S ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WHILE NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI SEES HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BULK OF HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL DURING THIS
TIME FRAME AS SFC LOW TRACKS ALONG FRONT INTO THE CWA. SOME FLASH
FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER RAIN BANDS. AGAIN...WHERE THESE
RAIN BANDS SET UP ARE STILL UP IN THE AIR AS IT WILL DEPEND ON THE
EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND THE TRACK OF THE SFC LOW. A WIDE
RANGE IN TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA
DEPENDING WHERE YOUR LOCATION IS IN REGARDS TO THE FRONT. LOWS
SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
TO THE MID 50S ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL
RANGE FROM THE LOWER 40S ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS TO THE UPPER 50S
ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...STILL MAJOR DISCREPANCIES
BETWEEN THE MODELS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THE 00Z ECMWF AND 12Z
CANADIAN SHOW A SECOND LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEVELOPING ALONG THE
FRONT BEFORE THE FRONT IS ABLE TO PUSH EAST OUT OF THE CWA. TIMING
DIFFERENCES OCCUR BETWEEN THE TWO MODELS. THE ECMWF HAS SHOWED THIS
SECOND WAVE OF ENERGY FOR THE PAST TWO RUNS. MEANWHILE THE 12Z GFS
CONTINUES TO SHOW PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF AS THE FRONT PUSHES
EAST. THE MODEL INDICATES SOME CHANGEOVER MAY OCCUR ON THE BACK SIDE
AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH THIS
FORECAST...WILL THROW OUT THE GFS SOLUTION AND LEAN TOWARD THE
ECMWF. THUS WILL REMOVE MENTION OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT SINCE SECOND
SFC LOW WILL BE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE AREA AND WILL PREVENT
THE COLD AIR FROM FILTERING INTO THE CWA. THUS RAIN WILL BE THE
ONLY PRECIP TYPE FALLING. AN UPPER TROF WILL SWING INTO THE AREA
AND MAY CLOSE OFF TO BECOME AN UPPER LOW SOMETIME DURING THE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME. THE NEW 12Z ECMWF
HAS BACKED OFF ON THIS SOLUTION WHILE THE CANADIAN STILL SHOWS IT...FOR
NOW WILL TRY TO GO IN BETWEEN THE TWO MODELS. COLDER AIR WILL BE
FILTERING INTO THE CWA DURING THIS TIME FRAME AND PRECIPITATION
TYPE MAY BECOME AN ISSUE IF THE UPPER LOW WERE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
OVER THE AREA.
BY THURSDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...SFC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHILLY WITH
HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 40S AND LOWS IN THE 20S.
KRM
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PERIOD. LIGHT
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN FROM THE SSE AT AROUND 10 KTS AFT
03/14Z.
SJM
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 45 66 56 59 / 0 10 30 90
MKL 39 65 53 60 / 0 0 20 90
JBR 41 61 52 55 / 0 10 70 80
TUP 38 64 48 65 / 0 0 10 50
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-
MISSISSIPPI-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR
ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-
LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-
QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-
YALOBUSHA.
TN...FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR
CARROLL-CHESTER-CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-
HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-
MADISON-MCNAIRY-OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 5:15 AM CST, 10 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 515 AM CST FRI DEC 2 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>092-031315- 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- 515 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE 3 INCHES...WITH SOME AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING 5 INCHES OR MORE. WITH THE CURRENT GROUND ALREADY BEING MOIST THIS ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN FLOODING ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH AND MAY INCLUDE SOME OF THE MAJOR RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. TLSJR
Nearby
Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2011Flood Watches in Tennessee, 2011Flood Watches in Arkansas, 2011Every flood watch 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.