Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 13, 2016, 9:41 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 13, 2016, 9:41 PM CDT (02:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2016, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, St. Francis County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 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
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 343 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
344
WGUS54 KMEG 140241
FFWMEG
ARC035-037-093-111-123-140545-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0028.160314T0241Z-160314T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
941 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
* AT 940 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARION...WYNNE...OSCEOLA...TRUMANN...
MARKED TREE...EARLE...HARRISBURG...LEPANTO...HUGHES...PARKIN...
MADISON...TYRONZA...KEISER...PALESTINE...VILLAGE CREEK STATE
PARK...CHERRY VALLEY...JOINER AND CALDWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3570 9071 3570 9003 3544 9014 3542 9017
3538 9018 3537 9016 3490 9035 3491 9100
$$3 follow-up statements
142
WGUS74 KMEG 140348
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1048 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
ARC035-037-093-111-123-140545-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160314T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR-
1048 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...CROSS...ST. FRANCIS...CRITTENDEN AND
POINSETT COUNTIES...
AT 1047 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARION...WYNNE...OSCEOLA...TRUMANN...
MARKED TREE...EARLE...HARRISBURG...LEPANTO...HUGHES...PARKIN...
MADISON...TYRONZA...KEISER...PALESTINE...VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK...
CHERRY VALLEY...JOINER AND CALDWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3570 9071 3570 9003 3544 9014 3542 9017
3538 9018 3537 9016 3490 9035 3491 9100
$$566
WGUS54 KMEG 140424
FFWMEG
ARC035-037-093-111-123-140645-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160314T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1124 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 145 AM CDT
* AT 1124 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARION...WYNNE...OSCEOLA...TRUMANN...
MARKED TREE...EARLE...HARRISBURG...LEPANTO...HUGHES...PARKIN...
MADISON...TYRONZA...KEISER...PALESTINE...VILLAGE CREEK STATE
PARK...CHERRY VALLEY...JOINER AND CALDWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3570 9071 3570 9003 3544 9014 3542 9017
3538 9018 3537 9016 3490 9035 3491 9100
$$271
WGUS74 KMEG 140636
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
136 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016
ARC035-037-093-111-123-140646-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160314T0645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR-
136 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...CROSS...ST.
FRANCIS...CRITTENDEN AND POINSETT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM
CDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.
LAT...LON 3570 9071 3570 9003 3544 9014 3542 9017
3538 9018 3537 9016 3490 9035 3491 9100
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 50 min |
| Mar 13, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 8:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 8:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 41 min |
| Mar 13, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 23 min |
| Mar 13, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 10:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 19 min |
| Mar 13, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, Phillips | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 32 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2016Every flash flood warning in 2016
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.