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Flash Flood Warning 99, NWS Memphis, TN

December 23, 2017Benton County, Marshall County, Tippah County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Dec 23, 2017, 1:22 AM CST for Benton County, Marshall County, Tippah County, Mississippi. It was in force for 113 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Dec 23, 2017, 1:22 AM CST (07:22 UTC)
Expired
Dec 23, 2017, 3:15 AM CST
In force
113 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Benton County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Tippah County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:26 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 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 00:00Z on 2017-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2017-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 289 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
455 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
372 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

416 
WGUS54 KMEG 230722
FFWMEG
MSC009-093-139-230915-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0099.171223T0722Z-171223T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
122 AM CST SAT DEC 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 315 AM CST

* At 122 AM CST...Doppler Radar estimates 2 to 5 inches of rain has 
  occurred in the past 12 hours. 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...
  Holly Springs, Wall Doxey State Park, Lamar, Byhalia, Snow Lake
  Shores, Canaan, Mt Pleasant, Michigan City, Red Banks, Slayden,
  Marianna, Walnut, Ashland, Falkner, Coal Oil Corner, Chalybeate,
  Cayce, Brody, Higdon and Watson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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 3458 8967 3468 8967 3469 8972 3499 8972
      3499 8882 3486 8882

$$
1 follow-up statement
836 
WGUS74 KMEG 230904
FFSMEG

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
304 AM CST SAT DEC 23 2017

MSC009-093-139-230914-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0099.000000T0000Z-171223T0915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Marshall MS-Tippah MS-Benton MS-
304 AM CST SAT DEC 23 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MARSHALL...NORTHWESTERN TIPPAH AND
BENTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3458 8967 3468 8967 3469 8972 3499 8972
      3499 8882 3486 8882

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 6:11 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGTate, Tunica40 hr
Dec 23, 12:33 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Tate, Tunica6 hr
Dec 23, 2:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTallahatchie, Yalobusha43 min
Dec 23, 2:44 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLafayette, Pontotoc, Union46 min
Dec 23, 3:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Tippah, Union31 min
Dec 23, 3:22 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGTippah, Union11 min
Dec 23, 3:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tippah37 min
Dec 23, 4:08 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn52 min
Dec 23, 5:00 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGItawamba, Tishomingo45 min

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.