Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 10, 2016, 11:13 AM CST for Crittenden County, Arkansas; Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee; DeSoto County, Marshall County, Tunica County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 5 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
- Mar 10, 2016, 11:13 AM CST (17:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2016, 2:15 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crittenden County, AR, DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 12:39 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Cordova, TN | FLOODING AT MACON AND HOUSTON LEVEE. ROAD COVERED WITH MORE THAN ONE FOOT OF WATER. |
| Mar 10, 12:53 PM CST | FLOOD | S Whitehaven, TN | WATER SURROUNDING HOMES IN THE BARTON COMMUNITY. |
| Mar 10, 1:04 PM CST | FLOOD | Robinsonville, MS | HOMES BEING EVACUATED OFF HIGHWAY 3 IN ROBINSONVILLE |
| Mar 10, 2:20 PM CST | FLOOD | Germantown, TN | GERMANTOWN GREENWAY FLOODED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. |
| Mar 10, 2:25 PM CST | FLOOD | 6 E Hernando, MS | HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD IN DESOTO COUNTY IS FLOODED TRAPPING FAMILY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
493
WGUS54 KMEG 101713
FFWMEG
ARC035-MSC033-093-143-TNC047-157-102015-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0017.160310T1713Z-160310T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1113 AM CST THU MAR 10 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 215 PM CST
* AT 1110 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS DETECTING ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. 5 TO 7 INCHES OF
RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO
3 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS. THIS WILL QUICKLY
PRODUCE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER-COVERED
ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3539 8999 3539 8964 3537 8964 3538 8925
3477 8972 3477 8990 3476 8992 3477 9038
$$
TVTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 7:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:24 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:26 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence | 8 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:40 AM CST | Flood Watch | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:57 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:05 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:08 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Phillips | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 54 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:24 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 4 days |
| Mar 9, 7:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 4 days |
| Mar 9, 9:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion | 12 days |
| Mar 10, 1:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 4 days |
| Mar 10, 2:58 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:59 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:18 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:32 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison, Weakley | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:43 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 43 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 5 days |
| Mar 10, 12:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Henry and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:11 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:18 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:32 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 3 days |
| Mar 9, 9:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 3 days |
| Mar 10, 3:04 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 17 days |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 19 days |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 15 days |
| Mar 10, 11:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Tallahatchie | 48 min |
| Mar 10, 12:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate | 23 min |
| Mar 10, 12:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 41 min |
| Mar 10, 1:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 50 min |
| Mar 10, 1:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc | 47 min |
| Mar 10, 2:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola and 5 more | 8 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.