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Flood Watch 3, NWS Memphis, TN

March 27, 201821 counties in Tennessee; 22 counties in Mississippi; 12 counties in Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flood watch at Mar 27, 2018, 3:23 PM CDT for 21 counties in Tennessee; 22 counties in Mississippi; 12 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 28, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2018, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 28, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2018, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Flood severity
None
All 55 counties

Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Mar 27, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 3:07 AM CDT, 12 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
307 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 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>092-281015-
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-
307 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Wind Advisory is in affect this morning and afternoon across
the western Midsouth counties.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Heavy rainfall is likely across the Mid-South early Wednesday
through Thursday. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches, with locally
higher amounts, are expected. Localized flash flooding is
possible, especially south of Interstate 40.

A few strong storms are possible across east-central Arkansas and north
Mississippi Wednesday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

JAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 2:40 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby, Tipton14 hr
Mar 27, 11:32 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale4 days
Mar 27, 11:37 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGLauderdale, Tipton5 days
Mar 27, 9:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTate, Tunica5 days
Mar 27, 9:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGQuitman3 days
Mar 27, 9:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGQuitman48 hr
Mar 27, 9:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTallahatchie4 days
Mar 27, 9:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTallahatchie3 days
Mar 27, 9:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union3 days
Mar 27, 10:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe4 days
Mar 27, 10:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe4 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2018Flood Watches in Tennessee, 2018Flood Watches in Arkansas, 2018Every flood watch 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.