Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Memphis, TN

Issued

Sep 2, 2012, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)

Expired

Sep 2, 2012, 5:30 AM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Memphis, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Carroll County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Madison County, TN

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KMEG 020829
FFWMEG
TNC017-033-053-113-021030-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0049.120902T0829Z-120902T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 530 AM CDT

* AT 330 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL
  HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
  PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HUMBOLDT...
  JACKSON AND MILAN.

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 3552 8907 3585 8908 3594 8869 3555 8869

$$

927 
WGUS74 KMEG 021020
FFSMEG

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

TNC017-033-053-113-021030-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120902T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARROLL TN-CROCKETT TN-GIBSON TN-MADISON TN-
520 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON...SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT AND EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL 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 3552 8907 3585 8908 3594 8869 3555 8869

$$

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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.