Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Memphis, TN

Issued

Apr 1, 2012, 3:20 AM CDT (08:20 UTC)

Expired

Apr 1, 2012, 6:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Memphis, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Union County, MS

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212 
WGUS54 KMEG 010820
FFWMEG
MSC003-009-081-117-139-145-011115-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0014.120401T0820Z-120401T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
320 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  WESTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  EASTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 615 AM CDT

* AT 315 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 4 TO 9 INCHES OF RAINFALL  
  HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO        
  CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS SUBSIDED. 
  LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLASH FLOODING       
  IN GUNTOWN...JUST WEST OF BALDWYN...AND SALTILLO.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALDWYN...
  BOONEVILLE...RIPLEY...TUPELO AND TOMBIGBEE STATE PARK.

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 3422 8854 3422 8874 3434 8883 3436 8883
      3437 8885 3441 8889 3485 8914 3500 8915
      3499 8882 3467 8857 3450 8854

$$


RRH

832 
WGUS74 KMEG 011108
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
608 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012

MSC003-009-081-117-139-145-011118-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120401T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON MS-UNION MS-TIPPAH MS-PRENTISS MS-LEE MS-ALCORN MS-
608 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
ALCORN...NORTHERN LEE...WESTERN PRENTISS...TIPPAH...EASTERN UNION AND
NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES...

THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3422 8854 3422 8874 3434 8883 3436 8883
      3437 8885 3441 8889 3485 8914 3500 8915
      3499 8882 3467 8857 3450 8854

$$

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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.