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River Flood Warning 157, NWS Memphis, TN

July 15, 2019Monroe County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Jul 15, 2019, 12:55 PM CDT for Monroe County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jul 15, 2019, 11:56 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 2019, 12:55 PM CDT (17:55 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 15, 2019, 11:56 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 16, 2019, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 21 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 17:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Tombigbee River near Amory (AMYM6). The gauge peaked at 18.91 ft at Jul 17, 2019, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 19 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02437000, 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 Jul 15, 10:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 10:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 2:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Chickasaw	3 hr
Jul 15, 3:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jul 15, 8:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union	3 hr
Jul 15, 1:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	33 hr
Jul 15, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc	40 min
Jul 15, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee	45 min
Jul 15, 6:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Craighead	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.