Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Feb 4, 2014, 5:21 PM CST for 7 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 4, 2014, 5:21 PM CST (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2014, 9:12 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carroll County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Madison County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
212
WGUS54 KMEG 042321
FFWMEG
TNC017-039-053-077-079-113-183-050215-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0004.140204T2321Z-140205T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
521 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EASTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 815 PM CST
* AT 521 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 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
HUNTINGDON...MCKENZIE...MILAN...PARIS AND PARIS LANDING STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN DECATUR
COUNTY HOG CREEK AT HAYNES ROAD AND HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD...MILLS
BRANCH AT HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD AND MILLS BRANCH AT HOG CREEK ROAD.
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.
.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 3578 8797 3578 8888 3650 8882 3649 8805
3644 8805 3636 8799 3635 8809 3626 8808
3612 8820 3588 8821 3585 8820 3585 8803
3582 8802 3581 8796
$$2 follow-up statements
136
WGUS54 KMEG 050142
FFWMEG
TNC017-039-053-077-079-113-183-050345-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
742 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EASTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 945 PM CST
* AT 741 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HUNTINGDON...MCKENZIE...MILAN...PARIS AND PARIS LANDING STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN DECATUR
COUNTY HOG CREEK AT HAYNES ROAD AND HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD...MILLS
BRANCH AT HARTLEY CEMETERY ROAD AND MILLS BRANCH AT HOG CREEK ROAD.
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 3578 8797 3578 8888 3650 8882 3649 8805
3644 8805 3636 8799 3635 8809 3626 8808
3612 8820 3588 8821 3585 8820 3585 8803
3582 8802 3581 8796
$$728
WGUS74 KMEG 050312
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
912 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014
TNC017-039-053-077-079-113-183-050322-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEAKLEY TN-CARROLL TN-DECATUR TN-GIBSON TN-HENDERSON TN-HENRY TN-
MADISON TN-
912 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN MADISON...HENRY...NORTHERN HENDERSON...EASTERN GIBSON...
NORTHEASTERN DECATUR...CARROLL AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES...
THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
.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 3578 8797 3578 8888 3650 8882 3649 8805
3644 8805 3636 8799 3635 8809 3626 8808
3612 8820 3588 8821 3585 8820 3585 8803
3582 8802 3581 8796
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 12:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MEG | Carroll | 7 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:35 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby | 94 days |
| Feb 4, 3:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 4 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 4, 5:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 3 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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.