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River Flood Advisory 11, NWS Memphis, TN

May 5, 2017Decatur County, Hardin County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood advisory at May 5, 2017, 5:04 PM CDT for Decatur County, Hardin County, Tennessee. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2017, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC)
Expired: May 13, 2017, 6:26 AM CDT
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Decatur County, TN, Hardin County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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 river

Written for the forecast point Tennessee River at Savannah (SAVT1).

Action stage: 365 ft
Minor stage: 370 ft
Moderate stage: 375 ft
Major stage: 388 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03593500, 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 May 5, 3:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 3:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 3:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
309 PM CDT Fri May 5 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>092-062215-
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-
309 PM CDT Fri May 5 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Major river flooding will continue along the Black and Current
Rivers, as well as Big River Running Creek. This flooding has been
exacerbated by breaches in the levee and will continue into the
weekend.

In addition, a wind advisory is in effect for gusty northwest
winds across much of the Mid-South today. A combination of
saturated soils and strong winds may result in downed trees and
powerlines across the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Widespread flooding will continue along the Black and Current
Rivers, as well as Big River Running Creek through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

AC3

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 5, 3:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
356 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2017

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

1230 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CORDOVA                 35.15N 89.78W
05/05/2017                   SHELBY             TN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SEVERAL TREE LIMBS AND ONE MEDIUM SIZE TREE DOWN ACROSS
            TOWN.

&&

JAB

Local storm report, May 5, 3:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
358 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2017

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

0100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 W GERMANTOWN          35.09N 89.83W
05/05/2017                   SHELBY             TN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES DOWN IN SHELBY FARMS PARK NEAR THE WOLF RIVER
            BRIDGE

&&

JAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 9:11 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman and 9 more	9 hr
May 5, 5:04 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Decatur, Perry	11 days
May 5, 6:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Lawrence, Randolph	24 hr

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Tennessee, 2017 Every river flood advisory in 2017

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.