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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN

March 10, 20168 counties in Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 10, 2016, 1:55 PM CST for 8 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 3 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
Mar 10, 2016, 1:55 PM CST (19:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 10, 2016, 5:00 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 10, 2:08 PM CSTFLASH FLOOD2 E Huntingdon, TNMT ZION CHURCH ROAD FLOODED EAST OF HUNTINGDON.
Mar 10, 2:51 PM CSTHEAVY RAIN 3Bruceton, TN3 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT AT BRUCETON.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 154 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2016-03-10Temperature 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2016-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 420 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
1029 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
420 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
427 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

619 
WGUS54 KMEG 101955
FFWMEG
TNC005-017-023-039-077-079-109-113-102300-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0021.160310T1955Z-160310T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
155 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  HENRY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  BENTON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  DECATUR COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 500 PM CST

* AT 153 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA AND PRODUCE 2 TO 4
  INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  PARIS...LEXINGTON...HENDERSON...MCKENZIE...HUNTINGDON...CAMDEN...
  PARIS LANDING STATE PARK...CHICKASAW STATE PARK...NATCHEZ TRACE
  STATE PARK...NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST...PARSONS...NEW
  JOHNSONVILLE...BRUCETON...ATWOOD...DECATURVILLE...SARDIS...VALE...
  MIFFLIN...REAGAN AND BARGERTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3598 8802 3594 8801 3594 8793 3578 8798
      3572 8803 3558 8801 3519 8878 3533 8879
      3543 8884 3545 8876 3601 8869 3612 8862
      3612 8853 3627 8852 3650 8837 3650 8806
      3644 8806 3631 8796 3617 8792

$$
1 follow-up statement
594 
WGUS74 KMEG 102248
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
448 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016

TNC005-017-023-039-077-079-109-113-102257-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160310T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENRY TN-CARROLL TN-CHESTER TN-HENDERSON TN-MCNAIRY TN-BENTON TN-
DECATUR TN-MADISON TN-
448 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HENRY...CARROLL...CHESTER...
HENDERSON...NORTHWESTERN MCNAIRY...BENTON...DECATUR AND EASTERN
MADISON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3598 8802 3594 8801 3594 8793 3578 8798
      3572 8803 3558 8801 3519 8878 3533 8879
      3543 8884 3545 8876 3601 8869 3612 8862
      3612 8853 3627 8852 3650 8837 3650 8806
      3644 8806 3631 8796 3617 8792

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 7:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 2 more4 hr
Mar 9, 7:37 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton7 hr
Mar 9, 9:38 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGObion, Weakley4 days
Mar 9, 9:38 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGDyer, Gibson, Obion12 days
Mar 9, 11:20 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGShelby8 hr
Mar 9, 11:24 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGHaywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton8 hr
Mar 9, 11:26 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion8 hr
Mar 10, 1:47 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGShelby4 days
Mar 10, 2:58 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton6 hr
Mar 10, 3:40 AM CSTFlood WatchMEGCarroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman and 9 more12 hr
Mar 10, 6:57 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGShelby6 hr
Mar 10, 7:05 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGHaywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton6 hr
Mar 10, 7:08 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion6 hr
Mar 10, 7:59 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison6 hr
Mar 10, 8:18 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 3 more6 hr
Mar 10, 8:32 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison, Weakley6 hr
Mar 10, 8:43 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Shelby, Tipton6 hr
Mar 10, 11:13 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby3 hr
Mar 10, 11:47 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby43 hr
Mar 10, 11:47 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMadison5 days
Mar 10, 12:02 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Tipton3 hr
Mar 10, 12:47 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison3 hr
Mar 10, 2:11 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton12 hr
Mar 10, 2:18 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 2 more12 hr
Mar 10, 3:24 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchMEGCarroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman and 9 more4 days
Mar 10, 3:32 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison6 hr
Mar 10, 4:52 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry and 1 more6 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.