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Flash Flood Warning 78, NWS Memphis, TN

May 26, 20165 counties in Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2016, 3:58 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 4 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
May 26, 2016, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Benton County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 4:58 PM CDTFLASH FLOODSharon, TNWATER RUSHING ACROSS 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2016-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2276 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2016-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2276 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
561 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

247 
WGUS54 KMEG 262058
FFWMEG
TNC005-079-095-131-183-270100-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0078.160526T2058Z-160527T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
358 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEAKLEY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  OBION COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  LAKE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  HENRY COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 358 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 2 HOURS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MARTIN...UNION CITY...PARIS...FULTON...REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK...
  PARIS LANDING STATE PARK...TIPTONVILLE...DRESDEN...SOUTH FULTON...
  RIDGELY...TROY...OBION...SHARON...COTTAGE GROVE...LATHAM...
  COTTONWOOD GROVE...CLAYTON...CLOVERDALE...PALMERSVILLE AND PURYEAR.

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 3619 8965 3621 8967 3625 8966 3625 8953
      3632 8962 3636 8951 3642 8954 3646 8952
      3650 8954 3650 8949 3647 8949 3646 8946
      3650 8942 3651 8931 3650 8806 3644 8806
      3627 8794 3626 8794

$$
1 follow-up statement
592 
WGUS74 KMEG 262308
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
608 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

TNC005-079-095-131-183-262318-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0078.000000T0000Z-160527T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEAKLEY TN-OBION TN-LAKE TN-BENTON TN-HENRY TN-
608 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEAKLEY...OBION...LAKE...NORTHEASTERN
BENTON AND HENRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.

LAT...LON 3619 8965 3621 8967 3625 8966 3625 8953
      3632 8962 3636 8951 3642 8954 3646 8952
      3650 8954 3650 8949 3647 8949 3646 8946
      3650 8942 3651 8931 3650 8806 3644 8806
      3627 8794 3626 8794

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby38 min
May 26, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby, Tipton50 min
May 26, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison52 min
May 26, 6:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGMadison2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.