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River Flood Warning 141, NWS Memphis, TN

December 30, 2018Crockett County, Dyer County, Lauderdale County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Dec 30, 2018, 8:53 PM CST for Crockett County, Dyer County, Lauderdale County, Tennessee. It took effect at Dec 31, 2018, 10:30 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2018, 8:53 PM CST (02:53 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 31, 2018, 10:30 AM CST
Expired
Dec 31, 2018, 9:40 PM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 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 South Fork Forked Deer River near Halls (HLST1).

Action stage
8.5 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
13.5 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Dec 30, 8:13 PM CST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 8:13 PM CST, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 3:40 PM CST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
340 PM CST Sun Dec 30 2018

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-312345-
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-Lee AR-Lee MS-
Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion-Panola-Pemiscot-
Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-Shelby-St. Francis-
Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley-
Yalobusha-
340 PM CST Sun Dec 30 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible during the day on
Monday, especially along and east of the Mississippi River.
Damaging winds will remain the primary severe weather threat,
along with a potential for a tornado or two. Localized heavy
rainfall is also possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 7:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette29 min
Dec 31, 10:08 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale, Shelby, Tipton37 min
Dec 31, 10:41 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrockett, Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion49 min
Dec 31, 10:45 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette, Haywood, Tipton45 min
Dec 31, 11:08 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGLake25 hr
Dec 31, 11:12 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGShelby31 days
Dec 31, 11:12 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrockett, Gibson, Obion, Weakley48 min
Dec 31, 11:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardeman, Madison43 min
Dec 31, 11:57 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll, Henry48 min
Dec 31, 12:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChester, Henderson, McNairy44 min
Dec 31, 12:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton36 min
Dec 31, 12:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDecatur, Hardin49 min
Dec 31, 1:12 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGAlcorn, Tippah2 hr
Dec 31, 9:38 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTunica22 min
Dec 31, 10:25 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica50 min
Dec 31, 10:52 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPanola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha38 min
Dec 31, 11:34 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha41 min
Dec 31, 12:08 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and 2 more37 min
Dec 31, 12:42 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss and 1 more48 min
Dec 31, 12:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe46 min
Dec 31, 1:30 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGTate, Tunica19 hr
Dec 31, 1:43 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe17 min

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.