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River Flood Advisory 20, NWS Memphis, TN

April 11, 2011Dyer County, Lake County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood advisory at Apr 11, 2011, 12:27 PM CDT for Dyer County, Lake County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 11, 2011, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2011, 2:26 PM CDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

Counties Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at Apr 11, 12:19 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 12:19 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 11:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1104 AM CDT MON APR 11 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>092-121815-
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-
1104 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST
ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST
TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE MIDSOUTH GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
FORREST CITY ARKANSAS...TO COVINGTON TENNESSEE TO PARIS TENNESSEE.
FARTHER NORTH AND WEST...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXISTS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDSOUTH.

THE GREATEST THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE.

THERE WILL BE A SECONDARY THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LOCALIZED
FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...NON THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY EAST OF A LINE FROM FORREST CITY ARKANSAS TO
TIPTONVILLE TENNESSEE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM MAY RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL
BE NEEDED TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH. SPOTTER ACTIVATION
WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 6:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
646 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

ARZ026-027-035-111215-
CROSS AR-CRAIGHEAD AR-POINSETT AR-
646 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  WESTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND
WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF HICKORY
RIDGE TO 23 MILES WEST OF HICKORY RIDGE AT 646 AM CDT...MOVING EAST
AT 60 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN CRAIGHEAD...CROSS AND POINSETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR HARRISBURG AND JONESBORO...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3577 9104 3588 9068 3565 9065 3538 9063
      3531 9104
TIME...MOT...LOC 1146Z 250DEG 54KT 3558 9136 3547 9127
          3535 9134

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:20 AM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
820 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0814 AM     TSTM WND GST     BLYTHEVILLE             35.93N 89.92W
04/11/2011  M53 MPH          MISSISSIPPI        AR   ASOS

&&

BORGHOFF

Local storm report, Apr 11, 8:24 AM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
824 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 S BARTLETT            35.17N 89.84W
04/11/2011                   SHELBY             TN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ONE LARGE TREE BLOCKING MACON ROAD JUST EAST OF WHITTEN
            ROAD.

&&

JDS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 11, 4:43 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more	12 hr
Apr 11, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Itawamba, Lee	37 min
Apr 11, 7:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton	48 min
Apr 11, 8:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale and 2 more	36 min
Apr 11, 12:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	3 hr
Apr 11, 1:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	80 min
Apr 11, 2:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale, Obion	117 min
Apr 11, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Gibson, Madison	32 min
Apr 11, 3:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Decatur	2 hr
Apr 11, 6:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Poinsett	29 min
Apr 11, 7:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett	45 min
Apr 11, 11:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lee, Phillips, St. Francis	60 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.