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River Flood Warning 117, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Sep 26, 2018, 2:39 PM CDT for Monroe County, Mississippi. It took effect at Sep 26, 2018, 8:48 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2018, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 26, 2018, 8:48 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2018, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Monroe County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Tombigbee River at Bigbee (BGBM6).
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02433500, 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 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 river flood warning went out at Sep 26, 12:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 12:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 26, 10:24 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Memphis TN 1024 AM CDT Wed Sep 26 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>092-271730- 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- 1024 AM CDT Wed Sep 26 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Residual areal flooding will occur through this afternoon over portions of northeast Mississippi near and to the southeast of New Albany. This flooding is a result of heavy rainfall from earlier this morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday The threat for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. PWB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 26, 10:11 AM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Sep 26, 12:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 5 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union | 93 min |
| Sep 26, 5:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba | 39 min |
| Sep 26, 8:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 9:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 27 hr |
| Sep 26, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lee | 26 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
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.