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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN

May 7, 2012Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Dunklin County, Missouri; Mississippi County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 7, 2012, 5:39 AM CDT for Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Dunklin County, Missouri; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 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
May 7, 2012, 5:39 AM CDT (10:39 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2012, 8:45 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Mississippi County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Lauderdale County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2012-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1694 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2012-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1694 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1441 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

123 
WGUS54 KMEG 071039
FFWMEG
ARC093-MOC069-TNC097-167-071345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0021.120507T1039Z-120507T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
539 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTH CENTRAL TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 845 AM CDT

* AT 539 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL
  HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 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
  BLYTHEVILLE...GOSNELL...LUXORA...COVINGTON...COTTON PLANT...
  EUROPA...HOLLYWOOD...SUNRISE...PAULDING...HORNERSVILLE JUNCTION...
  GILBERT AND FORT PILLOW STATE PARK.

 THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR OPEN LAKE AND SUNK LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.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 3602 8996 3600 8996 3600 8993 3592 8971
      3553 8958 3551 8982 3584 8998 3595 9029
      3599 9029 3614 9013

$$
1 follow-up statement
103 
WGUS74 KMEG 071337
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
837 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

ARC093-MOC069-TNC097-167-071347-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120507T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MISSISSIPPI AR-DUNKLIN MO-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
837 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL TIPTON...WESTERN LAUDERDALE...SOUTHWESTERN DUNKLIN AND
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...

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

.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 3602 8996 3600 8996 3600 8993 3592 8971
      3553 8958 3551 8982 3584 8998 3595 9029
      3599 9029 3614 9013

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale47 min
May 6, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton35 min
May 6, 9:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLauderdale3 hr
May 6, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby25 min
May 6, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette29 min
May 6, 11:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChester, Fayette, Hardeman62 min
May 7, 1:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy3 hr
May 7, 1:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale, Tipton38 min
May 7, 2:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton3 hr
May 7, 4:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDunklin3 hr
May 7, 8:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDunklin115 min
May 6, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGClay30 min
May 6, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGGreene27 min
May 6, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMississippi31 min
May 6, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGClay36 min
May 6, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMississippi31 min
May 6, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMississippi39 min
May 7, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMississippi23 min
May 7, 1:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGClay34 min
May 7, 1:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCross52 min
May 7, 1:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGClay, Randolph3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2012Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2012Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.