Alert archive / Arkansas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2016
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 9, 2016, 12:12 PM CST for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 11 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
- Mar 9, 2016, 12:12 PM CST (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2016, 11:16 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Lee County, AR, Phillips County, AR, St. Francis County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:13 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 9, 10:30 PM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Forrest City, AR | HWY 1 CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 1 TO MILE MARKER 2 DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
360
WGUS54 KMEG 091812
FFWMEG
ARC035-037-077-107-123-100015-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0008.160309T1812Z-160310T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1212 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 615 PM CST WEDNESDAY
* AT 1211 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3500 9115 3500 9105 3544 9104 3543 9019
3412 9101 3412 9111 3414 9108 3419 9109
3422 9106 3428 9108 3434 9106 3434 9100
3447 9100 3447 9105 3473 9105 3474 9110
3487 9110 3491 9112 3491 9115
$$
TVT3 follow-up statements
354
WGUS74 KMEG 092058
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
258 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016
ARC035-037-077-107-123-100015-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160310T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-LEE AR-PHILLIPS AR-
258 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR CROSS...ST. FRANCIS...NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN...LEE AND
WESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
AT 257 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 9115 3500 9105 3544 9104 3543 9019
3412 9101 3412 9111 3414 9108 3419 9109
3422 9106 3428 9108 3434 9106 3434 9100
3447 9100 3447 9105 3473 9105 3474 9110
3487 9110 3491 9112 3491 9115
$$
TVT123
WGUS54 KMEG 100006
FFWMEG
ARC035-037-077-107-123-100615-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160310T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
606 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CST THURSDAY
* AT 605 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST 4 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 6
HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3500 9115 3500 9105 3544 9104 3543 9019
3412 9101 3412 9111 3414 9108 3419 9109
3422 9106 3428 9108 3434 9106 3434 9100
3447 9100 3447 9105 3473 9105 3474 9110
3487 9110 3491 9112 3491 9115
$$053
WGUS74 KMEG 100516 RRA
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1116 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016
ARC035-037-077-107-123-100526-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160310T0615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROSS AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-LEE AR-PHILLIPS AR-
1116 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CROSS...ST. FRANCIS...NORTHWESTERN
CRITTENDEN...LEE AND WESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE
A THREAT.
LAT...LON 3500 9115 3500 9105 3544 9104 3543 9019
3412 9101 3412 9111 3414 9108 3419 9109
3422 9106 3428 9108 3434 9106 3434 9100
3447 9100 3447 9105 3473 9105 3474 9110
3487 9110 3491 9112 3491 9115
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 3:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead | 4 days |
| Mar 9, 3:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Mississippi, Poinsett | 3 days |
| Mar 9, 3:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 10 days |
| Mar 9, 3:53 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | St. Francis | 70 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:06 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 3 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, St. Francis | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 7 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.