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Flash Flood Warning 42, NWS Memphis, TN

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

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 30, 2016, 11:44 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, 11:44 PM CDT (04:44 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2016, 2:45 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 04:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 319 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: 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.

390 
WGUS54 KMEG 310444
FFWMEG
ARC021-055-093-121-MOC069-310745-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0042.160331T0444Z-160331T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1144 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 245 AM CDT

* AT 1144 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 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 3 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 9030
      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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
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, 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 Emergency	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, 11:48 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

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.