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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 13, 2016, 10:02 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Shelby County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Crittenden County, Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report 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 13, 2016, 10:02 PM CDT (03:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 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 13, 10:25 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 N Whitehaven, TN | 1 FOOT OF WATER COVERING KANSAS STREET UNDER I-55 BRIDGE. |
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 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 301 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
- 85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
919
WGUS54 KMEG 140302
FFWMEG
ARC035-093-TNC097-157-167-140600-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0029.160314T0302Z-160314T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1002 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
TIPTON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1002 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...WEST MEMPHIS...MARION...
MILLINGTON...COVINGTON...OSCEOLA...WILSON...MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST
STATE PARK...FORT PILLOW STATE PARK...T O FULLER STATE PARK...
CORDOVA...MEMPHIS...LAKELAND...ARLINGTON...MUNFORD...BRIGHTON...
SUNSET AND DIXONVILLE.
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 9004 3570 8947 3539 8960 3538 8963
3530 8963 3500 8976 3500 9031
$$3 follow-up statements
838
WGUS74 KMEG 140349
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1049 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
ARC035-093-TNC097-157-167-140600-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-SHELBY TN-
1049 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN...SOUTHERN
LAUDERDALE...TIPTON AND SHELBY COUNTIES...
AT 1049 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...WEST MEMPHIS...MARION...
MILLINGTON...COVINGTON...OSCEOLA...WILSON...MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST
STATE PARK...FORT PILLOW STATE PARK...T O FULLER STATE PARK...
CORDOVA...MEMPHIS...LAKELAND...ARLINGTON...MUNFORD...BRIGHTON...
SUNSET AND DIXONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 3570 9004 3570 8947 3539 8960 3538 8963
3530 8963 3500 8976 3500 9031
$$464
WGUS54 KMEG 140428
FFWMEG
ARC035-093-TNC097-157-167-140700-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160314T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1128 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
TIPTON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
* AT 1127 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...
BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...GERMANTOWN...WEST MEMPHIS...MARION...
MILLINGTON...COVINGTON...OSCEOLA...WILSON...MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST
STATE PARK...FORT PILLOW STATE PARK...T O FULLER STATE PARK...
CORDOVA...MEMPHIS...LAKELAND...ARLINGTON...MUNFORD...BRIGHTON...
SUNSET AND DIXONVILLE.
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 9004 3570 8947 3539 8960 3538 8963
3530 8963 3500 8976 3500 9031
$$496
WGUS74 KMEG 140656
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
156 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016
ARC035-093-TNC097-157-167-140705-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-160314T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-SHELBY TN-
156 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN...SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE...TIPTON AND SHELBY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM CDT...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.
LAT...LON 3570 9004 3570 8947 3539 8960 3538 8963
3530 8963 3500 8976 3500 9031
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tipton | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 41 min |
| Mar 13, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 19 min |
| Mar 13, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 17 min |
| Mar 13, 11:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale and 5 more | 3 hr |
| 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, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 23 min |
| Mar 13, 9:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 25 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
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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.