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River Flood Advisory 19, NWS Memphis, TN

May 29, 2017Clay County, Greene County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood advisory at May 29, 2017, 8:06 PM CDT for Clay County, Greene County, Arkansas. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 29, 2017, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2017, 11:05 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clay County, AR, Greene County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 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 St. Francis River at St. Francis (SFRA4).

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07040100, 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 29, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:15 AM CDT, 15 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
415 AM CDT Mon May 29 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>092-301115-
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-
415 AM CDT Mon May 29 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few strong storms with gusty winds and heavy rainfall will be
possible today across areas south of Interstate 40.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

JLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 8:20 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Lake	4 days
May 30, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	37 min
May 30, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tipton	32 min
May 30, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	31 min
May 30, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	42 min
May 30, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	52 min
May 30, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	52 min
May 30, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Madison	48 min
May 30, 6:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette	46 min
May 30, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Poinsett	34 min

Nearby

River Flood Advisories in Arkansas, 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.