Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Memphis, TN

Issued

Jun 3, 2012, 10:40 PM CDT (03:40 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2012, 1:45 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Memphis, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Chester County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Henderson County, TN, McNairy County, TN

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1040 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 145 AM CDT

* AT 1038 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF          
  RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS.  SHOWERS AND  
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA AND 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 SAVANNAH
  AND PICKWICK LANDING STATE PARK.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN DECATUR
COUNTY BEAR CREEK AT OLD LEXINGTON ROAD...BLUNT ROAD AT RUSHING
CREEK...BUCKNER BRANCH AT BIBLE HILL ROAD...BUCKNER BRANCH AT
NORTHWOOD STREET...CHEROKEE HEIGHTS ROAD AT OAK PARK DRIVE...CONCORD
ROAD NEAR OLD 69...ELIZABETH STREET...FAIRGROUND ROAD...HOG CREEK AT
HAYNES ROAD AND HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD...LARGO ROAD...LASTER BRANCH AT
CONCORD ROAD...MARTIN LANDING ROAD AT CAMPBELLS BRANCH...MT CARMEL
ROAD AT ELKINS BRANCH...RICKETTS CREEK AT CHEROKEE HEIGHTS ROAD...
ROBERT GURLEY ROAD AT STEWMAN CREEK...ROCKY BRANCH AT BIBLE HILL
ROAD...RUSHING CREEK AT LARGO ROAD...SCENIC LANE AT SELF SLOUGH...
SULFUR FORK AT BIBLE HILL ROAD AND W O BAKER ROAD.

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.

.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

.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 3500 8799 3500 8837 3527 8838 3526 8875
      3533 8874 3547 8827 3565 8815 3574 8818
      3573 8803 3565 8801 3560 8802 3548 8798
      3544 8804 3542 8797 3540 8797 3538 8801
      3531 8801 3529 8797

$$

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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.