Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 30, 2016, 7:09 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 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 30, 2016, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2016, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Poinsett County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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, 8:17 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jonesboro, AR | PICTURE ON TWITTER OF KAYS BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF ASU FLOODED. |
| Mar 30, 8:17 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jonesboro, AR | MANY ROADS FLOODED IN JONESBORO... MANY CARS STALLED IN HIGH WATER. WATER MOVING SWIFTLY. |
| Mar 30, 8:44 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jonesboro, AR | MAJOR FLOODING IN THE JONESBORO AREA. SEVERAL ROADS WITH 2FT OF WATER. POLICE CLOSING STREETS. WATER RESCUES ONGOING. |
| Mar 30, 9:00 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.48 | 2 Se Jonesboro, AR | JONESBORO CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTS 3.48 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAIN. |
| Mar 30, 9:31 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 S Jonesboro, AR | OFFICERS REPORT PORTION OF LAWSON RD WASHED AWAY NEAR SAN SOUCI RD |
| Mar 30, 9:48 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | E Jonesboro, AR | 2 FEET OF WATER IN A HOME ON THE 2500 BLOCK OF MARY JANE STREET IN EAST JONESBORO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 286 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
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 350 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
683
WGUS54 KMEG 310009
FFWMEG
ARC031-055-075-111-310315-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0034.160331T0009Z-160331T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
709 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 709 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 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 HOUR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
JONESBORO...PARAGOULD...BONO...BROOKLAND...MARMADUKE...LAKE
FRIERSON STATE PARK...CROWLEYS RIDGE STATE PARK...OAK GROVE
HEIGHTS...WEINER...LAFE...CASH...DELAPLAINE...EGYPT...WALDENBURG...
FONTAINE...EVENING STAR...GREENFIELD...WALCOTT...BEECH GROVE AND
SEDGWICK.
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.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3588 9103 3588 9089 3615 9083 3615 9081
3627 9080 3626 9037 3565 9064 3547 9104
$$1 follow-up statement
222
WGUS74 KMEG 310146
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
846 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
ARC031-055-075-111-310315-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160331T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CRAIGHEAD AR-GREENE AR-POINSETT AR-LAWRENCE AR-
846 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016
...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR JONESBORO...
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
WESTERN CRAIGHEAD...GREENE...NORTHWESTERN POINSETT AND SOUTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
AT 846 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR JONESBORO. SEEK HIGHER GROUND
NOW!
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
JONESBORO...PARAGOULD...BONO...BROOKLAND...MARMADUKE...LAKE FRIERSON
STATE PARK...CROWLEYS RIDGE STATE PARK...OAK GROVE HEIGHTS...
WEINER...LAFE...CASH...DELAPLAINE...EGYPT...WALDENBURG...FONTAINE...
EVENING STAR...GREENFIELD...WALCOTT...BEECH GROVE AND SEDGWICK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3588 9103 3588 9089 3615 9083 3615 9081
3627 9080 3626 9037 3565 9064 3547 9104
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Poinsett | 39 min |
| Mar 30, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 8:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 6 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Mississippi, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Mississippi, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Lawrence, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 5:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Lawrence, Poinsett | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead | 69 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi, Poinsett | 4 days |
| Mar 31, 9:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 3 days |
| Mar 31, 10:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 10:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Greene | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 10:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 5:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 51 hr |
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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.