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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 4, 2014, 8:29 PM CST for Crockett County, Dyer County, Lauderdale County, Tennessee. It was in force for 9 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2014, 8:29 PM CST (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2014, 6:14 PM CST
- In force
- 9 days
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point South Fork Forked Deer River near Halls (HLST1).
- Action stage
- 8.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 9 ft
- Moderate stage
- 13.5 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 4, 5:43 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 5:43 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
543 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014
.UPDATE...
UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014/
DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE WINTER DAY OVER PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH...WITH SIGNIFICANT
ICING UNDERWAY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40... AND OVER THE MS RIVER
DELTA SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS.
AT MIDAFTERNOON... GOES WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWED A CLOSED UPPER
LOW OVER KS...LIFTING NORTHEAST. A DRYSLOT WAS EVIDENT...EXTENDING
ACROSS TX...NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN OZARK PLATEAU. KLZK RADAR
SHOWED THE BACK EDGE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR LITTLE ROCK. THIS
PRECIPITATION WAS OF LOWER INTENSITY THAN WHAT WAS OCCURRING FURTHER
EAST TOWARD MEMPHIS. THIS MAIN BAND OF PRECIP...ALONG THE MS RIVER
AND SUPPORTED BY AN ELEVATED WARM CONVEYOR BELT...WAS ORIENTED
RIGHT ALONG THE 0C SURFACE ISOTHERM. THE ADVERTISED WARM UP INTO
THE UPPER 30S BY NAM SURFACE PROGS AND BY GFS/NAM MOS GUIDANCE
FAILED TO MATERIALIZE... DESPITE RELATIVELY HIGH WET BULB ZEROS.
SUFFICIENT ICING HAD OCCURRED OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHELBY
COUNTY TO DOWN TREE LIMBS AND INTERRUPT POWER. SEE LATEST LSR
PRODUCT FOR COMPLETE LIST OF ICE DAMAGE REPORTS.
FOR THE EARLY EVENING...INCLUDING RUSH HOUR. HEAVIER RAIN WILL
LIFT EAST OF THE METRO...WITH TEMPS HOVERING NEAR FREEZING.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ON THE EDGE OF PASSABLE AND
HAZARDOUS. TEMPS IN MEMPHIS SHOULD FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR GOOD
BY 7 TO 8 PM...WITH PRECIP ENDING DURING THAT PERIOD.
HAVE EXTENDED WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES THROUGH MIDNIGHT OVER ALL
BUT NORTHEAST AR... WHICH RUNS THROUGH 8 PM. BASED ON PRECIP
TRENDS...THESE HEADLINES MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY. SLICK ROADWAYS
WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
FEW CHANGES FOR THE MID AND LATTER PORTION OF THE WORKWEEK.
MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR OVER THE CENTRAL MS RIVER VALLEY WILL SETTLE
INTO THE MIDSOUTH...KEEPING DAYTIME TEMPS 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
DAYTIME NORMAL MAX TEMPS.
12Z GFS AND ECMWF WERE WEAKER WITH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND SYSTEM...
SHOWING MORE OF FAST MOVING OPEN WAVE. THERMAL PROFILES STILL
FAVORABLE FOR SNOW...BUT AMOUNTS AND COVERAGE WILL BE MORE LIMITED
THAN IT APPEARED EARLIER. WEEKEND TEMPS REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL.
PWB
&&
.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF
THE TAF PERIOD WITH RAIN...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...SLOWLY
COMING TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES STILL
EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW FREEZING AT MEM...MKL LATE THIS
EVENING...WITH MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE
WILL DEVELOP. WHERE AS JBR...ALREADY BELOW FREEZING...MAY SEE AN
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW AND ICE PELLETS EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND SLOWLY BACK FROM THE NORTHEAST TO MORE WESTERLY.
THE LATTER HALF OF THE PERIOD CIGS WILL LIFT TO MVFR AND
BRIEFLY VFR AT JBR AND MEM LATE AS DRIER AIR WORKS IN. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 12-14 KTS...GUSTING TO AROUND 20 KTS.
JAB
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 27 34 16 24 / 70 10 0 10
MKL 27 33 17 24 / 80 10 0 10
JBR 23 30 12 17 / 40 10 0 20
TUP 33 39 22 36 / 100 10 0 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-
CRAIGHEAD-GREENE-LAWRENCE-RANDOLPH.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CRITTENDEN-
CROSS-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR PEMISCOT.
MS...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR COAHOMA-
DESOTO-TUNICA.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BENTON MS-
MARSHALL-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE.
TN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CARROLL-
CROCKETT-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HAYWOOD-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CHESTER-
HARDEMAN-HENDERSON-MADISON.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 1:52 PM CST, 6 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 152 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-051130- ALCORN-BENTON MS-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- 152 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL BRING ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND PERHAPS SOME SLEET TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ONGOING WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR THIS WINTER STORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL THE MIDSOUTH SATURDAY...WITH SNOW POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE RELAY ANY WINTER WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 4, 5:31 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
531 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0131 PM FLOOD GREENFIELD 36.16N 88.80W
02/04/2014 WEAKLEY TN PUBLIC
ROADS FLOODED AROUND GREENFIELD...TENNESSEE.
&&
TLSJR/PJBLocal storm report, Feb 4, 5:52 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
552 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0131 PM FLOOD JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
02/04/2014 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
ASHPORT ROAD FLOODED NEAR 45 BYPASS.
&&
TLSJR/PJBLocal storm report, Feb 4, 6:06 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
606 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0131 PM FLASH FLOOD RIPLEY 34.73N 88.94W
02/04/2014 TIPPAH MS PUBLIC
ROAD NEAR HWY 15 FLOODED.
&&
TLSJR/PJBLocal storm report, Feb 4, 6:28 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
628 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0131 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW JACKSON 35.68N 88.89W
02/04/2014 MADISON TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FLOODING OF ROAD AND YARDS. ROAD IS NOW CLOSED.
&&
TLSJR/PJBLocal storm report, Feb 4, 7:32 PM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
732 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0732 PM FLASH FLOOD JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
02/04/2014 MADISON TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
OLD MEDINA ROAD AT COOPER ANDERSON ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING
&&
JPMLocal storm report, Feb 4, 7:46 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
746 PM CST TUE FEB 04 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM ICE STORM CLARKTON 36.45N 89.97W
02/04/2014 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
ROADS ARE VERY SLICK AND SERVAL ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS
HAVE BLOWN
&&
JPMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 6:15 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 4 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:35 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 26 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:37 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion | 3 days |
| Feb 4, 8:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 11 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:39 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 10 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 59 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:22 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion | 19 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:40 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 19 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 9 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:46 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 23 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:27 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 9 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.