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Flash Flood Warning 113, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2014, 8:24 AM CDT for Chester County, Hardin County, McNairy 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
- Aug 9, 2014, 8:24 AM CDT (13:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2014, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chester County, TN, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
706
WGUS54 KMEG 091324
FFWMEG
TNC023-071-109-091630-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0113.140809T1324Z-140809T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
824 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CENTRAL MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
* AT 824 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAVANNAH...
SELMER AND PICKWICK LANDING STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.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.
.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 3499 8826 3517 8878 3537 8880 3524 8814
3501 8804
$$2 follow-up statements
650
WGUS74 KMEG 091525
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1025 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
TNC023-071-109-091630-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140809T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER TN-HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
1025 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL MCNAIRY...SOUTHERN HARDIN AND SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER
COUNTIES...
AT 1022 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.
EVEN THOUGH RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF IN SOME AREAS RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE
ALONG WITH A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAVANNAH...
SELMER AND PICKWICK LANDING STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8826 3517 8878 3537 8880 3524 8814
3501 8804
$$667
WGUS74 KMEG 091632
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1132 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
TNC023-071-109-091643-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0113.000000T0000Z-140809T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER TN-HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
1132 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL MCNAIRY...SOUTHERN
HARDIN AND SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER 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 3499 8826 3517 8878 3537 8880 3524 8814
3501 8804
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette | 3 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.