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River Flood Advisory 10, NWS Memphis, TN

April 30, 2017Coahoma County, Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Phillips County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood advisory at Apr 30, 2017, 12:58 PM CDT for Coahoma County, Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Phillips County, Arkansas. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2017, 12:58 PM CDT (17:58 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2017, 3:57 PM CDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lee County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Tunica County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Helena (HEEA4).

Action stage
40 ft
Minor stage
44 ft
Moderate stage
50 ft
Major stage
55 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at Apr 30, 12:30 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 12:30 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1230 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Updated for 18Z Aviation Discussion.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 640 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017/

.UPDATE...
Updated for 12Z Aviation Forecast Discussion below.

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 455 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Early morning GOES water vapor imagery showed a closed upper low
centered over western OK. A downstream plume of tropical moisture
extended north through the lower and middle MS River Vally. An
axis of 2 inch precipitable water values extended north up the MS
River delta of the Midsouth. Several rounds of storms had affected
eastern AR, the MO bootheel and northwest TN earlier this morning,
with bowing segments producing damaging winds and several mesovortices
noted on radar. Despite the progressive nature of most of the storms,
rainfall rates exceeding 5 inches per hour has resulted in flash
flooding.

Rapid update convection-allowing short term models have struggled
a bit with timing and location of storms, as meso-lows have
formed and affected storm evolution. Expect this trend to continue,
as storms lift into the Midsouth from the Arklamiss region this
morning. Eventually, expected a well-defined back side of the
storms to form as the midlevel trof axis rotates through. Storms
should reach the TN River by early afternoon.

Although the storm total rain amounts east of the MS River will
not likely be as impressive as over eastern AR, intense rainfall
rates will still lead to heightened risk of flash flooding. The
Flash Flood Watch was therefore expanded east, to include all of
north MS and additional areas of west TN through this afternoon.

By midevening, tranquil weather will prevail over the Midsouth,
with a cool and much drier airmass prevailing. Following modest
low level moisture return on Tuesday, rain chances return on
Wednesday, associated with a deepening northern branch low dropping
into the Midsouth from the central plains. Temperatures through
late week will prevail below normal, with cloudy skies and cold
advection limiting low level atmospheric instability. 00Z GFS
progs 1000-500 mb thicknesses of 543 dm over northeast AR and the
MO bootheel Friday morning - with precipitation. Quite unusual for
early May.

Next weekend should see the upper low lift out, with weak northwest
flow aloft prevailing, downstream of upper ridging over the plains.

PWB

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFs

Back edge of showers and thunderstorms will exit the sites early
in the period with VFR conditions. South to southwest Winds will
be the greatest concern this period with a lull in gust speeds
occurring during the overnight hours. Winds will regain strength
late in the period with lower VFR cigs swinging into JBR and MKL.

JAB

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Flash Flood Watch until 4 PM CDT this afternoon for Clay-
     Craighead-Crittenden-Cross-Greene-Lawrence-Lee AR-
     Mississippi-Phillips-Poinsett-Randolph-St. Francis.

     Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Clay-Craighead-
     Crittenden-Cross-Greene-Lawrence-Lee AR-Mississippi-
     Phillips-Poinsett-Randolph-St. Francis.

MO...Flash Flood Watch until 4 PM CDT this afternoon for Dunklin-
     Pemiscot.

     Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Dunklin-Pemiscot.

MS...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Alcorn-Benton MS-
     Calhoun-Chickasaw-Coahoma-DeSoto-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee MS-
     Marshall-Monroe-Panola-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-
     Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Yalobusha.

     Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for Alcorn-Benton
     MS-Calhoun-Chickasaw-Coahoma-DeSoto-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lee
     MS-Marshall-Monroe-Panola-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-
     Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Yalobusha.

TN...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Benton TN-Carroll-
     Chester-Crockett-Decatur-Dyer-Fayette-Gibson-Hardeman-
     Hardin-Haywood-Henderson-Henry-Lake-Lauderdale-Madison-
     McNairy-Obion-Shelby-Tipton-Weakley.

     Flash Flood Watch until 7 PM CDT this evening for Chester-
     Crockett-Dyer-Fayette-Gibson-Hardeman-Haywood-Lake-
     Lauderdale-Madison-McNairy-Obion-Shelby-Tipton.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 3:24 AM CDT, 9 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
324 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-011030-
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-
324 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is an Slight Risk severe thunderstorms today for far eastern
Arkansas, the Missouri bootheel, all of west Tennessee and all of north
Mississippi.

Thunderstorms will move across the Midsouth through the afternoon,
with peak chances for severe thunderstorms during the morning and
early afternoon. Primary severe weather risks include damaging
winds and intense rainfall rates sufficient to produce flash
flooding. There is a secondary threat of short-lived tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed through this afternoon.

PWB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 11:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1155 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

TNZ089-090-301745-
Hardeman TN-Fayette TN-
1155 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
FOR...

Hardeman County in western Tennessee...
Southeastern Fayette County in western Tennessee...

At 1155 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds at least 40
mph was located near Bolivar, moving north at 75 mph.

People in Hardeman and southeastern Fayette Counties should monitor
this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3500 8886 3500 8931 3543 8917 3542 8884
      3539 8884 3538 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 198DEG 66KT 3524 8908
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 12:08 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1208 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

TNZ020-021-050>052-301745-
Carroll TN-Madison TN-Crockett TN-Gibson TN-Haywood TN-
1208 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
FOR...

Southwestern Carroll County in western Tennessee...
Madison County in western Tennessee...
Crockett County in western Tennessee...
Southern Gibson County in western Tennessee...
Haywood County in western Tennessee...

At 1207 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds at least 40
mph was located near Adair, or near Jackson, moving north at 65 mph.

People in southwestern Carroll...Madison...Crockett...southern
Gibson and Haywood Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3579 8861 3557 8862 3549 8868 3543 8881
      3543 8918 3540 8919 3540 8941 3587 8933
      3598 8870 3582 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 188DEG 55KT 3564 8894

JOHNSON
Local storm report, Apr 30, 12:14 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1214 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1127 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW CORDOVA           35.12N 89.86W
04/30/2017                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE POWERLINES AND POWERPOLES DOWN AT SHADY GROVE
            ROAD AND BRIERVIEW.

&&

AJC
Local storm report, Apr 30, 12:16 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1216 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1127 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW CORDOVA           35.12N 89.86W
04/30/2017                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE POWERLINES AND POWERPOLES DOWN AT SHADY GROVE
            ROAD AND BRIERVIEW. TIME IS RADAR ESTIMATED.

&&

AJC
Local storm report, Apr 30, 12:30 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1230 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1140 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE BARTLETT          35.26N 89.81W
04/30/2017                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE UPROOTED ON SHADOWLAWN DRIVE BETWEEN OLD
            BROWNSVILLE ROAD AND THE BARTLETT FRESHMAN ACADEMY.

&&

JOHNSON
Local storm report, Apr 30, 12:50 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton45 min
Apr 29, 8:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby35 hr
Apr 29, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale57 min
Apr 29, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale, Shelby, Tipton48 min
Apr 29, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby48 min
Apr 30, 1:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton45 min
Apr 30, 1:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton51 min
Apr 30, 1:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLake49 min
Apr 30, 2:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton44 min
Apr 30, 2:17 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMEGBenton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more17 hr
Apr 30, 2:27 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGDyer, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion48 min
Apr 30, 2:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLake, Obion42 min
Apr 30, 3:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley52 min
Apr 30, 3:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrockett, Gibson43 min
Apr 30, 3:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHenry, Weakley46 min
Apr 30, 7:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale39 min
Apr 30, 7:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLake51 min
Apr 30, 8:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby43 min
Apr 30, 8:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale, Tipton33 min
Apr 30, 8:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby31 min
Apr 30, 8:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHaywood, Lauderdale, Tipton29 min
Apr 30, 8:56 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMEGCrockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale23 min
Apr 30, 9:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion5 hr
Apr 30, 9:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDyer, Lake, Obion32 min
Apr 30, 9:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton26 min
Apr 30, 9:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGObion48 min
Apr 30, 10:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDyer25 min
Apr 30, 11:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby36 min
Apr 30, 11:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton28 min
Apr 30, 11:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGShelby3 hr
Apr 30, 11:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale, Tipton24 min
Apr 30, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardeman50 min
Apr 30, 12:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrockett, Haywood, Madison37 min
Apr 30, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale48 min
Apr 30, 12:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley51 min
Apr 30, 2:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion3 hr
Apr 29, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto, Quitman, Tate51 min
Apr 29, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto, Quitman, Tate49 min
Apr 29, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica47 min
Apr 29, 8:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTallahatchie47 hr
Apr 29, 8:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union53 hr
Apr 29, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate67 min
Apr 30, 7:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCoahoma52 min
Apr 30, 9:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha62 min
Apr 30, 10:25 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCalhoun39 min
Apr 30, 10:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Panola41 min
Apr 30, 10:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate40 min
Apr 30, 10:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Pontotoc, Union48 min
Apr 30, 10:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Pontotoc, Union46 min
Apr 30, 11:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Tippah39 min
Apr 30, 12:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe50 hr
Apr 30, 12:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe42 hr
Apr 29, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Lee, St. Francis46 min
Apr 29, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGRandolph39 min
Apr 30, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph51 min
Apr 30, 12:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph53 min
Apr 30, 1:00 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGGreene, Lawrence27 min
Apr 30, 1:05 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCraighead, Greene40 min
Apr 30, 1:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Greene, Randolph51 min
Apr 30, 1:17 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGClay, Greene43 min
Apr 30, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Mississippi39 min
Apr 30, 2:00 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi45 min
Apr 30, 2:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLawrence12 hr
Apr 30, 2:24 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph12 hr
Apr 30, 2:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi11 hr
Apr 30, 3:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Lee, St. Francis50 min
Apr 30, 3:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCraighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis9 hr
Apr 30, 3:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCross41 min
Apr 30, 4:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, St. Francis44 min
Apr 30, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCross43 min
Apr 30, 4:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Poinsett31 min
Apr 30, 4:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGSt. Francis44 min
Apr 30, 4:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett32 min
Apr 30, 4:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi, Poinsett14 min
Apr 30, 12:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLee, St. Francis9 days

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.