Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Memphis, TN

Issued

Sep 2, 2012, 2:07 AM CDT (07:07 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 2012, 5:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Memphis, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Crockett County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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329 
WGUS54 KMEG 020707
FFWMEG
TNC033-075-097-167-021000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0048.120902T0707Z-120902T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
207 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 206 AM CDT...THREE TO FOUR 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 3 HOURS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BROWNSVILLE...COVINGTON AND 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 3584 8948 3584 8929 3584 8907 3570 8907
      3552 8907 3544 8985

$$

380 
WGUS74 KMEG 020950
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
450 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012

TNC033-075-097-167-021000-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0048.000000T0000Z-120902T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROCKETT TN-HAYWOOD TN-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
450 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
TIPTON...SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE...HAYWOOD AND SOUTHWESTERN CROCKETT
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 3584 8948 3584 8929 3584 8907 3570 8907
      3552 8907 3544 8985

$$

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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.