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Flash Flood Warning 92, NWS Memphis, TN

June 12, 20164 counties in Mississippi; Fayette County, Hardeman County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 2016, 4:20 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi; Fayette County, Hardeman County, Tennessee. 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
Jun 12, 2016, 4:20 PM CDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Benton County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Union County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2016-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1709 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 2016-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1709 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

428 
WGUS54 KMEG 122120
FFWMEG
MSC009-093-139-145-TNC047-069-130015-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0092.160612T2120Z-160613T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
420 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  HARDEMAN COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 419 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 HOUR AS
  STORMS MERGE TOGETHER AND SIT NEARLY STATIONARY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  NEW ALBANY...BOLIVAR...RIPLEY...LAMAR...BLUE MOUNTAIN...SNOW LAKE
  SHORES...CANAAN...LAGRANGE...MICHIGAN CITY...KEOWNVILLE...
  GRAVESTOWN...WALNUT...MIDDLETON...HICKORY FLAT...ASHLAND...POTTS
  CAMP...FALKNER...MYRTLE...GRAND JUNCTION AND HORNSBY.

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 3529 8880 3450 8889 3461 8945 3528 8920

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGUnion27 min
Jun 12, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman25 min
Jun 12, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton40 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2016Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2016Every flash flood warning in 2016

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.