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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Memphis, TN

March 4, 2015Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Mar 4, 2015, 11:40 AM CST for Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 4, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 4, 2015, 11:40 AM CST (17:40 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 4, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Mar 5, 2015, 10:56 AM CST
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Obion County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Obion River near Martin (NOMT1).

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 21 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07025400, 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 Mar 4, 10:55 AM CST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 10:55 AM CST, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 11:11 AM CST, 29 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1111 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-051915-
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-
1111 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY
NORTH OF A COFFEEVILLE MISSISSIPPI TO A IUKA MISSISSIPPI LINE.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET ARE
POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY NORTH
OF A COFFEEVILLE MISSISSIPPI...TO IUKA MISSISSIPPI LINE
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON THURSDAY ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE
AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE.

A WINDCHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE
MIDSOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE
ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION
TODAY...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA...THE LOCAL STORM REPORT INTERFACE ON OUR
WEBSITE...OR BY TELEPHONE.

JLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 3, 8:55 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	Benton, Calhoun, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall and 9 more	6 hr
Mar 4, 2:53 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more	29 hr
Mar 4, 10:37 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie	59 hr
Mar 4, 10:37 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Union	43 hr
Mar 4, 10:33 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	54 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2015 Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.