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Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Memphis, TN

March 30, 20164 counties in Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 30, 2016, 8:59 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 3 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 30, 2016, 8:59 PM CDT (01:59 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Clay County, AR, Greene County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Dunklin County, MO

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 320 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2016-03-31Temperature 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2016-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 319 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

158 
WGUS54 KMEG 310159
FFWMEG
ARC021-055-093-121-MOC069-310500-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0037.160331T0159Z-160331T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
859 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  EASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 859 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 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  PARAGOULD...KENNETT...PIGGOTT...CORNING...RECTOR...SENATH...
  MARMADUKE...CARDWELL...HORNERSVILLE...HOLCOMB...ARBYRD...REYNO...
  BIGGERS...KNOBEL...ST. FRANCIS...POLLARD...GREENWAY...MCDOUGAL...
  SUCCESS AND PEACH ORCHARD.

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 3648 8999 3599 8996 3598 9029 3600 9029
      3600 9038 3597 9039 3597 9049 3627 9038
      3627 9081 3650 9076

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 7:09 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyMEGCraighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett3 hr
Mar 30, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPoinsett39 min
Mar 30, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi, Poinsett49 min
Mar 30, 8:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi, Poinsett6 hr
Mar 30, 8:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCross, St. Francis3 hr
Mar 30, 9:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLawrence, Randolph3 hr
Mar 30, 10:07 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyMEGCraighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett3 hr
Mar 30, 10:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGMississippi3 hr
Mar 30, 11:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCross, St. Francis3 hr
Mar 30, 11:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene, Mississippi, Randolph3 hr
Mar 30, 11:48 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Lawrence, Randolph3 hr
Mar 31, 1:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden, Lee3 hr
Mar 31, 1:31 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph4 hr
Mar 31, 1:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden, Mississippi3 hr
Mar 31, 1:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis3 hr
Mar 31, 2:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi, Poinsett3 hr
Mar 31, 2:39 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene3 hr
Mar 31, 2:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCross, St. Francis3 hr
Mar 31, 3:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden3 hr
Mar 31, 4:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLee64 min
Mar 31, 4:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden, Mississippi56 min
Mar 31, 5:09 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGCraighead, Lawrence, Poinsett3 hr
Mar 31, 9:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGCraighead69 hr
Mar 31, 9:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMississippi, Poinsett4 days
Mar 31, 9:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLee, St. Francis3 days
Mar 31, 10:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Poinsett51 min
Mar 31, 10:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCraighead, Poinsett3 hr
Mar 31, 10:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi, Poinsett51 min
Mar 31, 10:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGGreene42 min
Mar 31, 10:57 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Poinsett3 hr
Mar 31, 10:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMississippi33 min
Mar 31, 10:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Greene46 min
Mar 31, 11:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi, Poinsett42 min
Mar 31, 11:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Poinsett45 min
Mar 31, 11:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi50 min
Mar 31, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett48 min
Mar 31, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi40 min
Mar 31, 12:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMississippi35 min
Mar 31, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee, St. Francis40 min
Mar 31, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis51 min
Mar 31, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrittenden, Lee38 min
Mar 31, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Lee, St. Francis46 min
Mar 31, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Lee42 min
Mar 31, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPhillips41 min
Mar 31, 5:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.