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Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Memphis, TN

February 23, 2018Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this areal flood warning at Feb 23, 2018, 12:04 PM CST for Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2018, 12:04 PM CST (18:04 UTC)
Expired
Feb 23, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Feb 23, 11:59 AM CST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 11:59 AM CST, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 4:59 AM CST, 7 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
459 AM CST Fri Feb 23 2018

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-241300-
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-
459 AM CST Fri Feb 23 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Persistent rainfall will continue, mainly north and west of a
Clarksdale Mississippi to Memphis to Paris, Tennessee line. Areal
flooding of rural lowlands and river flooding will continue, as
well as as in urban areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Locally heavy rainfall is expected across all of the Midsouth, but
especially along and North of Interstate 40 through Saturday
night.

There is an Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms Saturday
afternoon into the evening hours generally northwest of a line
from Tupelo, MS to Clarksdale, MS with a Slight Risk southeast of
that line. Damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and
tornadoes are all possible.

Saturated soil may make trees especially prone to be toppled by
winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be requested Saturday afternoon through
early Sunday morning.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 10:16 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMEGChester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson and 2 more3 hr
Feb 23, 12:14 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale, Tipton46 min
Feb 23, 12:56 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton6 hr
Feb 23, 4:23 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGLake, Obion8 hr
Feb 23, 6:52 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton12 hr
Feb 23, 10:02 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGObion, Weakley58 hr
Feb 23, 10:02 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGDyer13 days
Feb 23, 11:02 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby69 hr
Feb 23, 1:26 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Tunica24 days
Feb 22, 11:36 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGCraighead, Cross, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett18 hr
Feb 23, 3:26 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph15 hr
Feb 23, 7:27 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene14 days
Feb 23, 11:24 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGCraighead4 days

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2018Every areal flood warning in 2018

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.