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Flash Flood Warning 89, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2014, 11:42 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2014, 11:42 PM CDT (04:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2014, 4:18 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chester County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1:56 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Wsw Somerville, TN | FLOODING ON BLACKANKLE DRIVE. ALSO REPORTS OF FLOODING IN HOUSES IN NORTHWOOD ESTATES SUBDIVISION. |
| Jul 9, 2:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 6.25 | E Oakland, TN | 6.25 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED IN GAUGE AT EMPLOYEES HOME AT 395 PERSON ROAD. APPROXIMATELY A 5 HOUR TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 134 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 2055 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
041
WGUS54 KMEG 090442
FFWMEG
TNC023-047-069-071-109-090745-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0089.140709T0442Z-140709T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1142 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CENTRAL HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
WEST CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 245 AM CDT
* AT 1142 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 5 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
SOMERVILLE...MASSEYVILLE...BOLIVAR...POCAHONTAS...WHITEVILLE...
SHILOH...ADAMSVILLE...SELMER AND BIG HILL POND 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 3499 8840 3501 8864 3522 8963 3538 8963
3539 8937 3536 8891 3524 8833
$$2 follow-up statements
591
WGUS54 KMEG 090740
FFWMEG
TNC023-047-069-071-109-091045-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0089.000000T0000Z-140709T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
240 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CENTRAL HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
WEST CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 545 AM CDT
* AT 237 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE WARNED AREA AND PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS. LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING TO HOMES
AND ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS
SITUATION WITH ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN A
WORSENING OF THE ONGOING FLOOD SITUATION.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR...
SELMER AND BIG HILL POND STATE PARK.
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 3499 8840 3501 8864 3522 8963 3538 8963
3539 8937 3536 8891 3524 8833
$$721
WGUS74 KMEG 090918
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
418 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2014
TNC023-047-069-071-109-090928-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0089.000000T0000Z-140709T1045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER TN-FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN-HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
418 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MCNAIRY...WEST
CENTRAL HARDIN...CENTRAL HARDEMAN...NORTHERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN
CHESTER 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 3499 8840 3501 8864 3522 8963 3538 8963
3539 8937 3536 8891 3524 8833
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 8, 11:38 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 11:38 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1138 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 .UPDATE... UPDATED TO ADD 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1109 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014/ UPDATE... UPDATED TO REMOVE WATCH. ADDITIONAL STRONG...BUT SUB SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 633 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014/ CURRENTLY...AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE EARLIER MCS KICKED OFF ISOLD TO SCT TSTMS THAT ARE NOW MOVING OFF INTO ALABAMA. OTRW THINGS ARE FAIRLY QUIET WITH CONVECTIVE DEBRIS CLOUDINESS ACROSS THE REGION. THE AIRMASS HAS BEEN SLOWLY RECOVERING ACROSS THE NORTH AS TEMPS CLIMB BACK INTO THE 80S WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT IS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI. TONIGHT...THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH THIS EVENING. THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH AS THE FRONT MOVES IN. THE 16Z HRRR DEPICTS THIS SCENARIO WITH CONVECTION PUSHING SOUTHWARD WITH THE FRONT THROUGH THE NIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. THE BETTER CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NORTH OF THE MS/TN BORDER WHERE MID LEVEL WINDS ARE STRONGER WHICH WILL AID STORM ORGANIZATION. CURRENT HWO HANDLES THIS WELL. RAIN CHANCE WILL SHIFT SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI OR JUST TO THE SOUTH AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN. THERE WILL BE SCT-NUMEROUS STORMS OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI BY WED AFTERNOON AND SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH WILL RESULT IN A PLEASANT DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH DRY WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90. FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY...UPPER RIDGE STARTS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA WITH WARMING TEMPS. LOW SUMMERTIME POPS. DID NOT GET AS AGGRESSIVE AS THE MEX WITH RESPECT TO HIGH TEMPS. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...UPPER TROF MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH ANOTHER FRONT ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER BY TUESDAY. SJM && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AFFECTING TUP. THUS WILL CONTINUE WITH VCTS AND A TEMPO FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. OTHERWISE...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY NEAR MEM/MKL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. LATEST MODEL TRENDS INDICATE A POTENTIAL FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT OF VCTS AT MEM/TUP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AT MKL FOR PATCHY FOG AND TUP WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED TO PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. CJC && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 11:10 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1110 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-100615- ALCORN-BENTON MS-BENTON TN-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY- COAHOMA-CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR- DUNKLIN-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD- HENDERSON-HENRY-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE- LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION- PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN- RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON- TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 1110 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS ON WEDNESDAY. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 7:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
701 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
ARZ035-048-090030-
CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
701 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF FAIR OAKS AT 702 PM CDT...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CROSS AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
WYNNE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 9106 3502 9105 3533 9105 3534 9075
3500 9086 3500 9109 3501 9114
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 278DEG 24KT 3520 9108Special weather statement, Jul 8, 7:13 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
713 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
TNZ050-052>054-090-091-090100-
CHESTER TN-HARDEMAN TN-HAYWOOD TN-HENDERSON TN-MCNAIRY TN-MADISON TN-
713 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR...
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEMIS AT 714 PM CDT...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CHESTER...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...MADISON AND
MCNAIRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CHICKASAW STATE FOREST...
CHICKASAW STATE PARK AND HENDERSON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BEECH LAKE AND
PINE LAKE.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3532 8836 3529 8838 3529 8837 3520 8838
3529 8910 3565 8908 3557 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 274DEG 15KT 3551 8886Special weather statement, Jul 8, 7:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
747 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
TNZ053-055-091-092-090130-
CHESTER TN-DECATUR TN-HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
747 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH AT 747 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CHESTER...DECATUR...HARDIN AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR PICKWICK LANDING STATE PARK...SAVANNAH AND SELMER...
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3510 8879 3545 8877 3546 8874 3539 8801
3537 8802 3535 8800 3531 8801 3529 8798
3501 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 282DEG 20KT 3517 8816Special weather statement, Jul 8, 7:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
755 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
ARZ035-048-090145-
CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-
755 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR...
SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIR OAKS AT 755 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CROSS AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
FORREST CITY...MADISON...PALESTINE...VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK AND
WYNNE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY
AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 9116 3501 9106 3502 9105 3521 9105
3526 9104 3526 9051 3491 9050 3491 9116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 283DEG 12KT 3515 9115Local storm report, Jul 8, 11:06 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1106 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 ESE HORNSBY 35.21N 88.79W
07/08/2014 HARDEMAN TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAPPED BY FLOODWATERS IN A HOME
NEAR THE HARDEMAN AND MCNAIRY COUNTY LINE ALONG SULPHER
SPRING ROAD. RELAYED BY SPOTTER.
&&
JDSLocal storm report, Jul 8, 11:16 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1116 PM CDT TUE JUL 08 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD SELMER 35.17N 88.59W
07/08/2014 MCNAIRY TN PUBLIC
RESIDENT TRAPPED IN MOBILE HOME PHONED NWS MEMPHIS.
&&
JDSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester, Madison | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester, Hardin, McNairy | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 9:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.