Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 31, 2012, 11:41 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2012, 11:41 PM CDT (04:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2012, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 12:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Guntown, MS | MANY ROADS IN GUNTOWN ARE FLOODED WITH UP TO 6 OR 7 INCHES OF WATER ON THEM IN SOME LOCATIONS. |
| Apr 1, 2:15 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 W Baldwyn, MS | HWY 370 WEST NEAR THE COUNTY ROAD 6381 INTERSECTION IS FLOODED. VEHICLES HAVE BEEN WASHED OFF THE ROAD DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 1659 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1711 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
772
WGUS54 KMEG 010441
FFWMEG
MSC081-117-139-145-010745-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0010.120401T0441Z-120401T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1141 PM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
WESTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 245 AM CDT
* AT 1141 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALDWYN AND
BOONEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3443 8855 3441 8879 3461 8883 3461 8867
3476 8848 3475 8847
$$
RRH4 follow-up statements
986
WGUS74 KMEG 010524
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1224 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
MSC081-117-139-145-010745-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120401T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UNION MS-TIPPAH MS-PRENTISS MS-LEE MS-
1224 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN LEE...WESTERN PRENTISS...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH AND
NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES...
AT 1224 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
LEE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED FLOODING IN GUNTOWN.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALDWYN AND
BOONEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3443 8855 3441 8879 3461 8883 3461 8867
3476 8848 3475 8847
$$
RRH394
WGUS74 KMEG 010612
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
112 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
MSC081-117-139-145-010745-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120401T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UNION MS-TIPPAH MS-PRENTISS MS-LEE MS-
112 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN LEE...WEST CENTRAL PRENTISS...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH
AND NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES...
AT 111 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN GUNTOWN.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALDWYN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 8857 3443 8855 3441 8879 3461 8883
3461 8867
$$
RRH109
WGUS54 KMEG 010703
FFWMEG
MSC081-117-139-145-010830-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120401T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
203 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
WEST CENTRAL PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 330 AM CDT
* AT 201 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2
HOURS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN
GUNTOWN AND EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN SALTILLO.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALDWYN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 8857 3443 8855 3441 8879 3461 8883
3461 8867
$$
RRH098
WGUS74 KMEG 010721
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
221 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
MSC081-117-139-145-010830-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120401T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
UNION MS-TIPPAH MS-PRENTISS MS-LEE MS-
221 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN LEE...WEST CENTRAL PRENTISS...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH
AND NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES...
AT 220 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN GUNTOWN AND WEST OF BALDWYN ON HWY
370. EXTENSIVE FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SALTILLO.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALDWYN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 8857 3443 8855 3441 8879 3461 8883
3461 8867
$$
RRHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Tishomingo | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 10:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah | 5 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Union | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 11:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 4 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 39 min |
| Apr 1, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah | 52 min |
| Apr 1, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Union | 51 min |
| Apr 1, 12:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Union | 3 hr |
| Apr 1, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 41 min |
| Apr 1, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 38 min |
| Apr 1, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Union | 51 min |
| Apr 1, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 44 min |
| Apr 1, 2:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Tippah, Union | 62 min |
| Apr 1, 3:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.