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River Flood Warning 55, NWS Memphis, TN

February 28, 2018Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 28, 2018, 1:18 PM CST for Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 1, 2018, 1:34 AM CST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 28, 2018, 1:18 PM CST (19:18 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 1, 2018, 1:34 AM CST
Expired: Mar 2, 2018, 8:45 PM CST
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 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 Loosahatchie River at Arlington (ARLT1).

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 22 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07030240, 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 Feb 28, 11:22 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 11:22 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 3:39 AM CST, 9 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
339 AM CST Wed Feb 28 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>092-011145-
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-
339 AM CST Wed Feb 28 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 flood watch remains in effect for the majority of the Mid-
South. 2 to 4 inches of rainfall with isolated higher amounts are
expected through midnight tonight. All types of flooding will be
possible including: River, Areal, and occasional flash flooding.

In addition, a couple strong to possibly severe thunderstorms are
expected Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night, mainly across
southeast Arkansas into Northwest Mississippi. Damaging winds are
the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A flood watch will remain in effect for the majority of the Mid-
through noon Thursday. Another 1 to 2 inches with locally higher
amounts are expected and will likely lead to additional flooding
problems.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

AC3

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 28, 9:03 AM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
903 AM CST WED FEB 28 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0848 AM     FLOOD            BEMIS                   35.58N 88.83W
02/28/2018                   MADISON            TN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER UP TO HOUSES NEAR WEST BEMIS MIDDLE SCHOOL

&&

PWB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 8:48 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 6 more	6 hr
Feb 28, 1:18 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	4 days
Feb 28, 1:18 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	3 days
Feb 28, 1:18 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	44 hr
Feb 28, 3:44 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman	3 hr
Feb 28, 5:23 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo	3 hr
Feb 28, 1:18 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Craighead	4 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2018 Every river 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.