Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 31, 2012, 11:59 PM CDT for Benton County, Tippah County, Mississippi; Hardeman County, Tennessee. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2012, 11:59 PM CDT (04:59 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 Benton County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Hardeman County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:58 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 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 85 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.
402
WGUS54 KMEG 010459
FFWMEG
MSC009-139-TNC069-010800-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0011.120401T0459Z-120401T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1159 PM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 300 AM CDT
* AT 1159 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 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 3 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIPLEY.
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 3459 8885 3473 8915 3499 8921 3500 8920
3507 8919 3503 8892 3459 8880
$$
RRH3 follow-up statements
445
WGUS74 KMEG 010602
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
102 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
MSC009-139-TNC069-010800-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120401T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON MS-TIPPAH MS-HARDEMAN TN-
102 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HARDEMAN...TIPPAH AND NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 102 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIPLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3459 8885 3473 8915 3499 8921 3500 8920
3507 8919 3503 8892 3459 8880
$$
RRH174
WGUS74 KMEG 010725
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
225 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
TNC069-010735-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120401T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARDEMAN TN-
225 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN
HARDEMAN COUNTY...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
.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 3460 8886 3464 8897 3478 8909 3489 8914
3500 8913 3499 8892 3460 8880
$$
MSC009-139-010800-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120401T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON MS-TIPPAH MS-
225 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
WESTERN TIPPAH AND NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 225 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIPLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3460 8886 3464 8897 3478 8909 3489 8914
3500 8913 3499 8892 3460 8880
$$
RRH640
WGUS54 KMEG 010733
FFWMEG
MSC009-139-010830-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120401T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
233 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 330 AM CDT
* AT 233 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIPLEY.
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 3460 8886 3464 8897 3478 8909 3489 8914
3500 8913 3499 8892 3460 8880
$$
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, 11:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Union | 38 min |
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 52 min |
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.