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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 2013, 7:33 PM CDT for Henry County, Tennessee. 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
- Apr 27, 2013, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2013, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Henry County, TN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
947
WGUS54 KMEG 280033
FFWMEG
TNC079-280330-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0021.130428T0033Z-130428T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
733 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 732 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES AROUND 1 INCH OF
RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PARIS...PURYEAR...SPRINGVILLE AND PARIS LANDING STATE PARK.
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 3635 8806 3635 8809 3626 8808 3622 8811
3623 8841 3649 8840 3650 8805
$$1 follow-up statement
079
WGUS74 KMEG 280332
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1032 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013
TNC079-280342-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130428T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY TN-
1032 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EASTERN HENRY COUNTY...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3635 8806 3635 8809 3626 8808 3622 8811
3623 8841 3649 8840 3650 8805
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Gibson | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Tipton | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 9:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 10:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 11:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 61 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.