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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Memphis, TN

March 30, 2016Pemiscot County, Missouri; 4 counties in Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 30, 2016, 10:11 PM CDT for Pemiscot County, Missouri; 4 counties in Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas. 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, 10:11 PM CDT (03:11 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2016, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Mississippi County, AR, Pemiscot County, MO, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:10 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 257 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2133 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

327 
WGUS54 KMEG 310311
FFWMEG
ARC093-MOC155-TNC045-095-097-131-310615-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0040.160331T0311Z-160331T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1011 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
  LAKE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  OBION COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  DYER COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1011 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES 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...
  DYERSBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...UNION CITY...OSCEOLA...CARUTHERSVILLE...
  GOSNELL...HAYTI...STEELE...LUXORA...REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK...
  TIPTONVILLE...NEWBERN...HALLS...RIDGELY...TROY...OBION...HAYTI
  HEIGHTS...COOTER...WARDELL AND BURDETTE.

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 3649 8903 3620 8913 3620 8916 3613 8916
      3595 8922 3562 9010 3600 8996 3638 8996
      3640 8959 3634 8954 3637 8951 3642 8954
      3646 8952 3650 8954 3650 8949 3646 8948
      3650 8942 3651 8931

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 8:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Dunklin	3 hr
Mar 30, 11:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Dunklin	3 hr
Mar 31, 1:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Dunklin, Pemiscot	3 hr
Mar 31, 2:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Dunklin	3 hr
Mar 31, 4:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Dunklin, Pemiscot	56 min
Mar 31, 10:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dunklin	42 min
Mar 31, 10:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dunklin, Pemiscot	46 min
Mar 31, 11:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Pemiscot	42 min
Mar 31, 5:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dunklin	51 hr
Mar 30, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardin	27 min
Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer	51 min
Mar 30, 9:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale	8 days
Mar 31, 12:01 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	3 hr
Mar 31, 1:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	3 hr
Mar 31, 2:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Haywood	3 hr
Mar 31, 3:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	3 hr
Mar 31, 3:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Obion, Weakley	40 hr
Mar 31, 4:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	64 min
Mar 31, 6:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	14 hr
Mar 31, 11:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Obion	47 min
Mar 31, 11:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	50 min
Mar 31, 12:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tipton	48 min
Mar 31, 12:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lauderdale	34 min
Mar 31, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lake, Obion	28 min
Mar 31, 12:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	40 min
Mar 31, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton	49 min
Mar 31, 1:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	28 min
Mar 31, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer	25 min
Mar 31, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	37 min
Mar 31, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison	49 min
Mar 31, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	27 min
Mar 31, 2:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	2 hr
Mar 31, 2:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	47 min
Mar 31, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Henderson, Madison	44 min
Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Obion	4 days
Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer	67 hr
Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Madison	45 hr
Mar 31, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardeman	30 min
Mar 31, 3:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	29 min
Mar 31, 3:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Haywood, Madison	114 min
Mar 31, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardeman	46 min
Mar 31, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	50 min
Mar 31, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	42 min
Mar 31, 3:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin, Henderson	32 min
Mar 31, 3:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin, Henderson	36 min
Mar 31, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin, McNairy	66 min
Mar 31, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin	39 min
Mar 31, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	46 min
Mar 31, 4:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	2 hr
Mar 31, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin	35 min
Mar 31, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardin, McNairy	62 min
Mar 31, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	46 min
Mar 31, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	39 min
Mar 31, 5:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	24 hr
Mar 31, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	35 min
Mar 31, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	24 min
Mar 30, 7:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett	3 hr
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, 9:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lawrence, Randolph	3 hr
Mar 30, 10:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett	3 hr
Mar 30, 11:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Cross, St. Francis	3 hr
Mar 30, 11:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Lawrence, Randolph	3 hr
Mar 31, 1:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph	4 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, 2:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Cross, St. Francis	3 hr
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, 10:57 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, 11:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Cross, Poinsett	45 min
Mar 31, 12:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett	48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.