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Flash Flood Warning 113, NWS Memphis, TN

December 25, 20156 counties in Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Dec 25, 2015, 5:26 AM CST for 6 counties in Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas. 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
Dec 25, 2015, 5:26 AM CST (11:26 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2015, 8:30 AM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:29 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

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 58 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2015-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2015-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1617 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

379 
WGUS54 KMEG 251126
FFWMEG
ARC107-MSC027-107-119-135-137-143-251430-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0113.151225T1126Z-151225T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
526 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 830 AM CST

* AT 526 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
  PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CLARKSDALE...SENATOBIA...BATESVILLE...ELAINE...ST FRANCIS NATIONAL
  PARK...JOHN W KYLE STATE PARK...WEST HELENA...HELENA...MARKS...
  SARDIS...COLDWATER...LAMBERT...JONESTOWN...COMO...FRIARS POINT...
  CRENSHAW...CROWDER...SLEDGE...POPE AND CURTIS STATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 9104 3456 9069 3476 8973 3469 8972
      3468 8968 3455 8969 3455 8972 3418 8972
      3416 8993 3414 8993 3402 9066 3412 9067
      3414 9108

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 7:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun42 min
Dec 24, 8:18 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchMEGAlcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more25 hr
Dec 24, 8:20 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGTunica28 days
Dec 24, 8:23 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto4 days
Dec 24, 8:23 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, Tunica4 days
Dec 25, 12:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma24 min
Dec 25, 1:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTunica44 min
Dec 25, 1:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Tate, Tunica31 min
Dec 25, 1:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPanola, Quitman27 min
Dec 25, 2:25 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more3 hr
Dec 25, 2:32 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchMEGAlcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more3 days
Dec 25, 2:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMarshall28 min
Dec 25, 2:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate26 min
Dec 25, 2:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Marshall, Tate33 min
Dec 25, 2:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Union51 min
Dec 25, 3:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah38 min
Dec 25, 3:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Tippah41 min
Dec 25, 7:06 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe39 min
Dec 25, 7:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Monroe45 min
Dec 25, 8:24 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha3 hr
Dec 25, 8:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLafayette32 min
Dec 25, 8:37 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc6 hr
Dec 25, 8:42 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw48 min
Dec 25, 8:49 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTallahatchie26 min
Dec 25, 9:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw53 min
Dec 25, 9:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union39 hr
Dec 25, 9:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGLowndes, Monroe7 days
Dec 25, 9:57 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw33 min
Dec 25, 10:32 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha3 hr
Dec 25, 10:48 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie3 hr
Dec 25, 12:01 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe3 hr
Dec 25, 1:22 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman and 2 more6 hr
Dec 25, 2:08 PM CSTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyMEGMonroe3 hr
Dec 25, 2:13 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc3 hr
Dec 25, 2:38 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGCalhoun23 hr
Dec 25, 2:38 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe5 days
Dec 25, 2:38 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe5 days
Dec 25, 2:41 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGMonroe3 hr
Dec 25, 2:41 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGTate, Tunica24 hr
Dec 25, 4:55 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc14 hr
Dec 24, 8:20 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMississippi26 days
Dec 24, 8:20 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMississippi27 days
Dec 25, 9:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene23 days
Dec 25, 9:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGCraighead24 days
Dec 25, 9:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMississippi, Poinsett12 days

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2015Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2015Every flash flood warning in 2015

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.