Alert archive / Mississippi / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Dec 26, 2012, 6:41 AM CST for Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2012, 6:41 AM CST (12:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 1:43 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Monroe County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Tombigbee River near Amory (AMYM6). The gauge peaked at 19.95 ft at Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 19 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 33 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02437000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
593 WGUS44 KMEG 261241 FLWMEG BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 641 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FOLLOWUP FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. FOR GRAPHICAL RIVER AND FLOOD INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK NEAR MEMPHIS ON THE MAP. THEN SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST RIVER INFORMATION. && MSC095-270600- /O.NEW.KMEG.FL.W.0021.121226T1241Z-121227T0600Z/ /AMYM6.1.ER.121226T1139Z.121226T1800Z.121227T0000Z.NO/ 641 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS TN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR AMORY * FROM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 26 UNTIL WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 26. * AT 03 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...19.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * MAXIMUM FORECAST STAGE OF 20.3 FEET WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 26. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. AT 20.0 FEET, LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. $$
1 follow-up statement
870 WGUS84 KMEG 261943 FLSMEG FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 143 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER. FOR GRAPHICAL RIVER AND FLOOD INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK NEAR MEMPHIS ON THE MAP. THEN SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST RIVER INFORMATION. && MSC095-262013- /O.CAN.KMEG.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121226T1945Z/ /AMYM6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 143 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012 FORECAST INFORMATION FOR TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR AMORY * AT 12 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.9 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST AND THE RIVER IS FALLING. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.