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River Flood Warning 159, NWS Memphis, TN

July 16, 2019Tate County, Tunica County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Jul 16, 2019, 6:32 AM CDT for Tate County, Tunica County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jul 16, 2019, 7:30 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2019, 6:32 AM CDT (11:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 16, 2019, 7:30 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 17, 2019, 5:21 PM CDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 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 Coldwater River near Sarah (SARM6).

Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
24 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07279700, 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 16, 6:21 AM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 6:21 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 3:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
333 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2019

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-171200-
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-
333 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The remnants of Barry will continue to bring rainfall to the
Midsouth. Flash flooding will remain possible in areas affected by
persistent rain bands.

Some thunderstorms embedded in the heavier rain bands could
become strong to severe today. Damaging winds would be the main
threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Heat indices may reach or exceed 105 degrees from Thursday through
the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed through tonight.

KRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 12:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto, Panola, Tate114 min
Jul 16, 10:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto3 hr
Jul 16, 11:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto3 hr
Jul 16, 12:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTallahatchie72 hr
Jul 16, 12:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTallahatchie5 days
Jul 16, 12:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union49 hr
Jul 16, 12:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall3 hr
Jul 16, 1:04 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGPrentiss, Tishomingo26 min
Jul 16, 2:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw3 hr
Jul 16, 3:49 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEGBenton, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola and 5 more28 hr
Jul 15, 9:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGShelby3 hr
Jul 15, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton40 min
Jul 15, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton32 min
Jul 16, 9:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGShelby, Tipton3 hr
Jul 16, 12:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Lauderdale22 hr
Jul 16, 1:03 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman10 min
Jul 16, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHenderson40 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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.