Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood watch at Mar 10, 2016, 3:24 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2016, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2016, 4:46 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Flood severity
- None
All 48 counties
Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Carroll County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
135 WGUS64 KMEG 102124 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 324 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT AS A RENEWED THREAT OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY... .WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY...SOILS CANNOT HANDLE ANY MORE WATER THEREFORE ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. GENERALLY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH WILL BE COMMON WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 2 INCHES IN THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED IN BOTH TIME AND AREAL COVERAGE AS MORE INFORMATION IS GATHERED. ARZ028-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ019-020- 048>052-088>090-110530- /O.CAN.KMEG.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160312T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.FF.A.0002.160310T2124Z-160312T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MISSISSIPPI-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO- MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- TALLAHATCHIE-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHEVILLE...WEST MEMPHIS... FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA...WEST HELENA...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...TUNICA...SENATOBIA... CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...CHARLESTON...DYERSBURG... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO... JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR 324 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CRITTENDEN...LEE...MISSISSIPPI... PHILLIPS AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON... COAHOMA...DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE AND TUNICA. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CROCKETT... DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * ADDITONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF...THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026-027-035-MOZ113-115-TNZ001>004-021-102230- /O.CAN.KMEG.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160312T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-CROSS-DUNKLIN- PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...WYNNE... KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...HUNTINGDON 324 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ON FRIDAY...THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT WILL BECOME MORE LOCALIZED...THEREFORE NECESSITATING THE ISSUANCE OF A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AS OPPOSED TO A FLOOD WATCH. AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OR IN FLOOD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ MSZ013-021-110530- /O.NEW.KMEG.FF.A.0002.160310T2124Z-160312T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAFAYETTE-YALOBUSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE 324 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LAFAYETTE AND YALOBUSHA. * THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES IN THUNDERSTORMS. * HEAVY RAINS WILL BE FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS...THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ TVT
10 follow-up statements
194 WGUS64 KMEG 110939 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 339 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AS A RENEWED THREAT OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY... .ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. SOILS REMAIN VERY SATURATED ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...EAST ARKANSAS SOUTH OF I-40...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. MSZ004-014>017-022>024-112200- /O.EXB.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TIPPAH-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIPLEY MS...NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC... TUPELO...FULTON...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...HOUSTON...OKOLONA... AMORY...ABERDEEN 339 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW... ITAWAMBA...LEE...MONROE...PONTOTOC...TIPPAH AND UNION. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * HEAVY RAINS WILL BE FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS...THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ARZ028-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>013-020-021-TNZ019- 020-048>052-088>090-112200- /O.EXT.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MISSISSIPPI-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO- MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE- TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHEVILLE...WEST MEMPHIS... FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA...WEST HELENA...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...TUNICA...SENATOBIA... CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR 339 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS... CRITTENDEN...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON...COAHOMA...DESOTO...LAFAYETTE... MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TUNICA AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CROCKETT...DYER...FAYETTE... GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF... THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
492 WGUS64 KMEG 112005 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 205 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AS A RENEWED THREAT OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY... .ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. SOILS REMAIN VERY SATURATED ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...EAST ARKANSAS SOUTH OF I-40...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. ARZ028-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>004-007-008-010>017-020>024-TNZ019- 020-048>052-088>090-120415- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MISSISSIPPI-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO- MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHEVILLE...WEST MEMPHIS... FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA...WEST HELENA...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS...TUNICA... SENATOBIA...CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...TUPELO...FULTON...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...HOUSTON... OKOLONA...AMORY...ABERDEEN...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR 205 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS... CRITTENDEN...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA... DESOTO...ITAWAMBA...LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE... PANOLA...PONTOTOC...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH... TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CROCKETT... DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF... THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ TVT
338 WGUS64 KMEG 120327 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 927 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING AS A RENEWED THREAT OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT... .ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOILS REMAIN VERY SATURATED ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS OF WEST TENNESSEE...EAST ARKANSAS...AND A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ARZ008-009-017-018-026-027-035-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-121130- /O.EXB.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-CROSS-DUNKLIN- PEMISCOT-LAKE-OBION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...WYNNE... KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY 927 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD... CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...POINSETT AND RANDOLPH. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... LAKE AND OBION. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF... THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ ARZ028-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>004-007-008-010>017-020>024-TNZ019- 020-048>052-088>090-121130- /O.EXT.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MISSISSIPPI-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DESOTO- MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHEVILLE...WEST MEMPHIS... FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA...WEST HELENA...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS...TUNICA... SENATOBIA...CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...TUPELO...FULTON...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...HOUSTON... OKOLONA...AMORY...ABERDEEN...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR 927 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS... CRITTENDEN...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON...CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA... DESOTO...ITAWAMBA...LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE... PANOLA...PONTOTOC...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH... TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CROCKETT... DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF... THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ JAB
140 WGUS64 KMEG 121005 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 405 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING AS A RENEWED THREAT OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOILS REMAIN VERY SATURATED ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS OF WEST TENNESSEE... EAST ARKANSAS...AND A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>004-007-008-010>017-020>024-TNZ001-002-019-020-048>052- 088>090-122200- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN- PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE- YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION-DYER-GIBSON- LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS...TUNICA... SENATOBIA...CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...TUPELO...FULTON...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...HOUSTON... OKOLONA...AMORY...ABERDEEN...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON... BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND... BOLIVAR 405 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON... CALHOUN...CHICKASAW...COAHOMA...DESOTO...ITAWAMBA... LAFAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...MONROE...PANOLA...PONTOTOC... QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TIPPAH...TUNICA...UNION AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CROCKETT...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON... HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...OBION... SHELBY AND TIPTON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF... THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
661 WGUS64 KMEG 122139 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 339 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY EVENING AS LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOILS REMAIN VERY SATURATED ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS OF WEST TENNESSEE... EAST ARKANSAS...AND A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. MSZ004-014>017-022>024-122245- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TIPPAH-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIPLEY MS...NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC... TUPELO...FULTON...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...HOUSTON...OKOLONA... AMORY...ABERDEEN 339 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA. $$ TNZ003-004-021-130545- /O.EXA.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WEAKLEY-HENRY-CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...HUNTINGDON 339 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF WEST TENNESSEE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CARROLL...HENRY AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF... THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>003-007-008-010>013-020-021-TNZ001-002-019-020-048>052- 088>090-130545- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160313T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-DYER-GIBSON- LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...TUNICA...SENATOBIA... CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON... BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND... BOLIVAR 339 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON... COAHOMA...DESOTO...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TUNICA AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... CROCKETT...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD... LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...OBION...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF... THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ TVT
123 WGUS64 KMEG 130327 FFAMEG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 927 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. .SHOWERS WILL END TONIGHT AS ONE OF TWO DISTURBANCES LIFTS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. A SECOND DISTURBANCE SEEN IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS IT TO TRACKS TOWARDS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. FOR THIS REASON THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE MIDSOUTH. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>003-007-008-010>013-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052- 088>090-131200- /O.EXT.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER- GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...TUNICA...SENATOBIA... CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR 927 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON... COAHOMA...DESOTO...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TUNICA AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL... CROCKETT...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD... HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF... THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ JAB
545 WGUS64 KMEG 130909 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 409 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT... .SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DEPARTS TO THE OHIO VALLEY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT...BRINGING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MID SOUTH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. SOILS REMAIN VERY SATURATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>003-007-008-010>013-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052- 088>090-132200- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER- GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...TUNICA...SENATOBIA... CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR 409 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON... COAHOMA...DESOTO...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TUNICA AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL... CROCKETT...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD... HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 4 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF...THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
625 WGUS64 KMEG 132010 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 310 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT... .SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DEPARTS TO THE OHIO VALLEY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT...BRINGING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MID SOUTH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. SOILS REMAIN VERY SATURATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>003-007-008-010>013-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052- 088>090-141200- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER- GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...TUNICA...SENATOBIA... CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY...MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON... RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR 310 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...BENTON... COAHOMA...DESOTO...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA...QUITMAN... TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TUNICA AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...CARROLL... CROCKETT...DYER...FAYETTE...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD... HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...MADISON...OBION...SHELBY...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 4 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF...THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$ TVT
864 WGUS64 KMEG 140815 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 315 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL GRADUALLY DIMINISHING... .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DEPART THE MID SOUTH THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. SOILS REMAIN VERY SATURATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING OCCURRING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088>090- 140915- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...TUNICA...SENATOBIA... CLARKSDALE...MARKS...BATESVILLE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO... JACKSON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR 315 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MSZ013-020-021-141200- /O.CON.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...CHARLESTON...WATER VALLEY... COFFEEVILLE 315 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LAFAYETTE...TALLAHATCHIE AND YALOBUSHA. * UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THUNDERSTORMS. * EXTREMELY MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHERE 4 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. NEARLY ALL PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BECOME RUNOFF...THEREFORE INCREASING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WHERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. $$
755 WGUS64 KMEG 140946 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 446 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 MSZ013-020-021-141100- /O.CAN.KMEG.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160314T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...CHARLESTON...WATER VALLEY... COFFEEVILLE 446 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Mar 10, 3:03 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 3:03 PM CST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
303 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016
.DISCUSSION...
EXTENSIVE URBAN/FLASH/RIVER FLOODING ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MID-SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH REMAINS THE FOCUS OF THE
FORECAST.
CURRENTLY...THE ANOMALOUS UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO CHURN OVER
CENTRAL MEXICO. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHEAST
TX COAST WITH A SHARP SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHEAST THROUGH
SOUTHEAST AR/NORTH MS/CENTRAL TN. A MESO LOW FORMED THIS MORNING
IN RESPONSE TO CONVECTION MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY. SUBSIDENCE WAS NOTED IN THE WAKE OF THIS FEATURE WHICH
HAS SHUT DOWN PRECIP FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.
FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...THE MAJORITY OF THE HEAVIER
PRECIP WILL SHIFT EAST/SOUTHEAST ALLOWING A BRIEF REPRIEVE FOR THE
WATERLOGGED AREAS OF EAST AR/WEST TN/NORTHWEST MS. LIGHT RAINFALL
IS STILL POSSIBLE BUT NOTHING THAT WILL AGGRAVATE ONGOING ISSUES.
FOR TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW...THE UPPER LOW WILL NOT MOVE
MUCH...THEREFORE MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADVECTED NORTH.
FORTUNATELY...CONVECTION NEAR THE GULF COAST WILL ESTABLISH A
BOUNDARY OVERNIGHT IMPEDING MUCH PROGRESS NORTH. ON
FRIDAY...HOWEVER...CONTINUED STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH A
REINVIGORATION OF A LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALLOW FOR PRECIP TO EXPAND
NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. ELEVATED INSTABILITY IS STILL
PRESENT...ESPECIALLY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL LIKELY SUPPORT
THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGER PRECIP SHIELD. IT SHOULD
BE STRESSED THAT ANY THUNDERSTORM/HIGH RAINFALL RATES...EVEN JUST
OVER A LOCALIZED AREA...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING AS FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS EXCEPTIONALLY LOW. FOR THIS
REASON...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
AND ENCOMPASSES THE HARDEST HIT AREAS OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS.
THIS WATCH WILL BE SUBJECT TO EXPANSION/CANCELLATION DEPENDING ON
THE EVOLUTION OF THE MESOSCALE DETAILS THROUGH SATURDAY.
SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY EXISTS REGARDING THE COVERAGE HEAVY
RAINFALL TOMORROW.
THROUGH SUNDAY...IT STILL APPEARS SEVERAL EPISODES OF RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE AMORPHOUS FORCING SIGNAL...IT IS AGAIN DIFFICULT
TO DETERMINE WHERE THE GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE. THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW IS FINALLY KICKED OUT LATE SUNDAY WITH A SECONDARY...STRONG
SHORTWAVE. A STRONGLY FORCED BAND OF RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED
CONVECTION IS LIKELY AS THE SHORTWAVE PIVOTS THROUGH. THIS APPEARS
TO SIGNAL THE END OF THIS PERIOD OF EXCEPTIONAL RAINFALL.
MID TO LONG-TERM...
THE AMPLIFIED AND PROGRESSIVE PATTERN PERSISTS THROUGH THE MIDDLE
PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK WITH YET ANOTHER STRONG SHORTWAVE ENTERING
THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE FORCED THROUGH THE
MID-SOUTH SOMETIME DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WITH A RENEWED CHANCE
OF RAINFALL DURING THIS PERIOD.
TVT
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS
MESOSCALE LOW WORKING UP THE DELTA AT 1730Z...FOCUSING HEAVY RAIN
AND INCREASED LIGHTENING ACTIVITY NEAR A STATIONARY BOUNDARY NEAR
MEM. COLDER CLOUD TOPS ON IR IMAGERY CONFIRMED INCREASED LIFT.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AT MEM...WITH RESPECT TO THUNDER AND
VSBY...AFTER 21Z BEHIND THE MESOSCALE LOW. IFR CIGS SHOULD STILL
BE COMMON THEREAFTER...IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE SURFACE FRONT
SAGGING SOUTH OF MEM.
PWB
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR BENTON MS-COAHOMA-
DESOTO-MARSHALL-PANOLA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TUNICA.
TN...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR CARROLL-CROCKETT-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-
MADISON-OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 3:48 AM CST, 11 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 348 AM CST THU MAR 10 2016 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-111230- ALCORN-BENTON MS-BENTON TN-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY- COAHOMA-CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR- DUNKLIN-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD- HENDERSON-HENRY-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE- LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION- PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN- RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON- TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 348 AM CST THU MAR 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF EAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...RIVERS WILL BEGIN TO RISE. PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE RIVER BASINS IN THE FLOOD WATCH AREA NEED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS AND POTENTIAL FLOOD WARNINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL..NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE. HAZARDOUS HEAVY RAIN MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED RISK OF FLOODING ALONG RIVER BASINS IN THE FLOOD WATCH. PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THESE RIVERS NEED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS AND POTENTIAL FLOOD WARNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND ANY FLOODING ARE WELCOME. KRM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 10, 1:38 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
138 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0138 PM FLOOD CRENSHAW 34.50N 90.19W
03/10/2016 PANOLA MS BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS FLOODED HOMES ON RENAISSANCE ST
IN CRENSHAW MS
&&
JPMLocal storm report, Mar 10, 2:24 PM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
224 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM FLOOD GERMANTOWN 35.09N 89.79W
03/10/2016 SHELBY TN NWS STORM SURVEY
GERMANTOWN GREENWAY FLOODED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
&&
SJMLocal storm report, Mar 10, 2:25 PM CST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
225 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM FLASH FLOOD WEST MEMPHIS 35.15N 90.18W
03/09/2016 CRITTENDEN AR BROADCAST MEDIA
OVER SIX INCHES OF WATER COVERING ROAD AT INTERSECTION
WEST BARTON AVE AND RHODES ST.
0542 PM HEAVY RAIN MIDTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 89.98W
03/09/2016 E0.50 INCH SHELBY TN BROADCAST MEDIA
1/2 INCH IN ONE HOUR. STORM TOTAL OF 3.31 INCHES
0616 PM FLASH FLOOD MIDTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 89.98W
03/09/2016 SHELBY TN PUBLIC
SAM COOPER BOULEVARD AT EAST PARKWAY IN MEMPHIS IS
FLOODED IN ALL LANES.
0657 PM HEAVY RAIN UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
03/09/2016 M4.00 INCH OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE THIS MORNING.
0730 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 E HERNANDO 34.83N 89.90W
03/09/2016 DESOTO MS 911 CALL CENTER
BALDWIN ROAD SOUTH OF HWY 304 AND BRANTLEY ROAD EAST OF
HWY 61 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0730 PM FLASH FLOOD UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
03/09/2016 OBION TN 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED AROUND CITY. A CAR WAS RESCUED FROM
FLASH FLOOD ON KNOX-DANIEL ROAD AT SECTION LINE ROAD.
TOWN AND COUNTRY ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0730 PM DEBRIS FLOW LAKE CORMORANT 34.90N 90.22W
03/09/2016 DESOTO MS 911 CALL CENTER
MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED DUE TO MUDSLIDES. DEAN AND MABRY
ROADS, DELTA VIEW EAST OF HWY 61, STARLANDING AT WILSON
MILL ROAD, AND NAIL ROAD AT DELTA VIEW.
0845 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E TRENTON 35.97N 88.90W
03/09/2016 GIBSON TN BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL ROADS ARE BLOCKED OR IMPASSABLE OFF ROUTE 77 DUE
TO FLOODING
0845 PM FLASH FLOOD COLLIERVILLE 35.06N 89.68W
03/09/2016 SHELBY TN PUBLIC
ROAD FLOODING AT INTERSECTION OF EAST LONGWOOD AND
COLLIERVILLE-ARLINGTON ROADS NEAR COLLIERVILLE
ELEMENTARY.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW HORN LAKE 34.93N 90.07W
03/09/2016 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER COVERING HIGHWAY AUSTIN RD NEAR THE 301
INTERSECTION. LOCAL RESIDENTIAL DAM BREACH THE CAUSE.
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD FORREST CITY 35.01N 90.79W
03/09/2016 ST. FRANCIS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HWY 1 CLOSED FROM MILE MARKER 1 TO MILE MARKER 2 DUE TO
HIGH WATER.
1100 PM DEBRIS FLOW 3 N ARKABUTLA 34.74N 90.13W
03/09/2016 TATE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
MUDSLIDE BLOCKING HWY 301 SOUTH OF BARBEE RD.
0345 AM FLOOD 3 SSW LAKE CORMORANT 34.86N 90.23W
03/10/2016 TUNICA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0345 AM FLOOD 5 SE EUDORA 34.78N 90.09W
03/10/2016 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAND COLLAPSE FROM HEAVY RAINFALL KNOCKED DOWN POWER POLE
AND POWER LINE ON FOGG ROAD WEST OF CRAWFORD ROAD.
0345 AM FLOOD 2 WSW WALLS 34.93N 90.17W
03/10/2016 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER FLOWING OVER ROAD ON NORTHBOUND HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH OF
CHURCH ROAD.
0525 AM FLOOD 5 E HERNANDO 34.83N 89.90W
03/10/2016 DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR
HOLLY SPRINGS RD CLOSED DUE TO WATER COVERING ROADWAY. 6
TO 8 INCHES OF WATER COVERING RD. NOT DRIVABLE.
0700 AM FLOOD 2 N RED BANKS 34.86N 89.58W
03/10/2016 MARSHALL MS PUBLIC
MOORE ROAD FLOODED NORTH OF RED BANKS. OVER ONE FOOT OF
WATER COVERING THE ROAD.
0741 AM FLOOD 1 W LAKE CORMORANT 34.90N 90.23W
03/10/2016 DESOTO MS BROADCAST MEDIA
CITIZEN RESUED FROM SUBMERGED CAR ON HWY 61 IN DESOTO
COUNTY
0825 AM FLOOD FRIENDSHIP 35.91N 89.24W
03/10/2016 CROCKETT TN EMERGENCY MNGR
COUNTY EM REPORTS MORE THAN 10 ROADS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING AROUND THE COUNTY
0859 AM FLOOD CRENSHAW 34.50N 90.19W
03/10/2016 PANOLA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
SANDBAGGING ONGOING TO PROTECT 12 HOMES IN THE CRENSHAW
AREA AND ANOTHER 3 HOMES IN THE CURTIS STATION AREA.
0927 AM FLOOD BEMIS 35.58N 88.83W
03/10/2016 MADISON TN CO-OP OBSERVER
SEVERAL ROADS THROUGHOUT BEMIS COVERED WITH WATER. COOP
OBSERVER REPORTS 5.52 INCH STORM TOTAL RAIN.
1225 PM FLOOD 10 W BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.43W
03/10/2016 HAYWOOD TN TRAINED SPOTTER
HIGHWAY 87 FLOODED WEST OF BROWNSVILLE WITH 6 TO 18
INCHES OF WATER COVERING THE ROAD.
1239 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E CORDOVA 35.15N 89.74W
03/10/2016 SHELBY TN PUBLIC
FLOODING AT MACON AND HOUSTON LEVEE. ROAD COVERED WITH
MORE THAN ONE FOOT OF WATER.
1253 PM FLOOD S WHITEHAVEN 35.02N 90.03W
03/10/2016 SHELBY TN BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER SURROUNDING HOMES IN THE BARTON COMMUNITY.
1257 PM FLOOD BEMIS 35.58N 88.83W
03/10/2016 MADISON TN PUBLIC
BOAT RESCUES ONGOING IN BEMIS
0104 PM FLOOD ROBINSONVILLE 34.82N 90.32W
03/10/2016 TUNICA MS BROADCAST MEDIA
HOMES BEING EVACUATED OFF HIGHWAY 3 IN ROBINSONVILLE
0138 PM FLOOD CRENSHAW 34.50N 90.19W
03/10/2016 PANOLA MS BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS FLOODED HOMES ON RENAISSANCE ST
IN CRENSHAW MS
0220 PM FLOOD GERMANTOWN 35.09N 89.79W
03/10/2016 SHELBY TN NWS STORM SURVEY
GERMANTOWN GREENWAY FLOODED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
&&
SJMLocal storm report, Mar 10, 2:33 PM CST, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
233 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HEAVY RAIN UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
03/10/2016 M6.40 INCH OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH 215PM
&&
AJCLocal storm report, Mar 10, 2:38 PM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
238 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0232 PM FLASH FLOOD HUMBOLDT 35.82N 88.91W
03/10/2016 GIBSON TN PUBLIC
SHEPARD DRIVE IN HUMBOLDY IS UNDER WATER DUE TO FLOODING.
&&
AJCLocal storm report, Mar 10, 3:07 PM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
307 PM CST THU MAR 10 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0207 PM FLASH FLOOD BELLS 35.72N 89.09W
03/10/2016 CROCKETT TN BROADCAST MEDIA
FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN BELLS. ROADS FLOODED WITH MORE THAN
6 INCHES.
0208 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E HUNTINGDON 36.01N 88.38W
03/10/2016 CARROLL TN PUBLIC
MT ZION CHURCH ROAD FLOODED EAST OF HUNTINGDON.
0210 PM FLOOD SLEDGE 34.43N 90.22W
03/10/2016 QUITMAN MS BROADCAST MEDIA
HIGHWAY 315 NEAR SLEDGE FLOODED WITH MORE THAN 6 INCHES
OF WATER.
0215 PM HEAVY RAIN UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
03/10/2016 M6.40 INCH OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH 215PM
0225 PM FLOOD 6 E HERNANDO 34.83N 89.88W
03/10/2016 DESOTO MS BROADCAST MEDIA
HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD IN DESOTO COUNTY IS FLOODED TRAPPING
FAMILY.
0232 PM FLASH FLOOD HUMBOLDT 35.82N 88.91W
03/10/2016 GIBSON TN PUBLIC
SHEPARD DRIVE IN HUMBOLDT IS UNDER WATER DUE TO FLOODING.
0232 PM FLOOD 6 E HERNANDO 34.83N 89.88W
03/10/2016 DESOTO MS PUBLIC
CAMP CREEK FLOODING NEARBY FIELDS AT BYHALIA ROAD EAST OF
HERNANDO.
&&
SJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 7:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:24 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:26 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence | 8 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:40 AM CST | Flood Watch | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lawrence and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:57 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:05 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:08 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Phillips | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 54 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | St. Francis | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 3 days |
| Mar 9, 9:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 3 days |
| Mar 10, 2:58 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:04 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:43 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 17 days |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 19 days |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 15 days |
| Mar 10, 11:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Tallahatchie | 48 min |
| Mar 10, 12:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate | 23 min |
| Mar 10, 12:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 41 min |
| Mar 10, 1:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 50 min |
| Mar 10, 1:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc | 47 min |
| Mar 10, 2:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 4 days |
| Mar 9, 9:38 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion | 12 days |
| Mar 10, 1:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 4 days |
| Mar 10, 7:59 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:18 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:32 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison, Weakley | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 43 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 5 days |
| Mar 10, 12:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Henry and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:11 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:18 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lauderdale and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:32 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:52 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry and 1 more | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.