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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 30, 2016, 6:12 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Randolph County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 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 30, 2016, 6:12 PM CDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lawrence County, AR, Randolph County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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 30, 7:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Ravenden, AR | ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER RUSHING OVER ROAD. |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -551 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
532
WGUS54 KMEG 302312
FFWMEG
ARC075-121-310215-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0033.160330T2312Z-160331T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
612 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 611 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT
HOUR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
POCAHONTAS...WALNUT RIDGE...HOXIE...BLACK ROCK...LAKE CHARLES STATE
PARK...IMBODEN...RAVENDEN...COLLEGE CITY...PORTIA...MAYNARD...
BIGGERS...STRAWBERRY...LYNN...ALICIA...RAVENDEN SPRINGS...
MINTURN...ANNIEVILLE...ATTICA...DALTON AND SMITHVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3649 9077 3643 9078 3643 9076 3628 9081
3588 9089 3589 9136 3623 9135 3624 9126
3633 9126 3633 9128 3637 9128 3639 9131
3642 9131 3642 9133 3647 9136 3650 9140
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 35 min |
| Mar 30, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lawrence | 44 min |
| Mar 30, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay, Greene | 45 min |
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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.