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River Flood Warning 35, NWS Memphis, TN

February 8, 2019Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 8, 2019, 12:52 PM CST for Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 12, 2019, 7:00 AM CST. It was in force for 106 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2019, 12:52 PM CST (18:52 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2019, 7:00 AM CST
Expired
May 28, 2019, 8:34 PM CDT
In force
106 days
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Lee County, AR, Tunica County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 8, 11:47 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 11:47 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 4:47 AM CST, 8 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
447 AM CST Fri Feb 8 2019

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-091300-
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-
447 AM CST Fri Feb 8 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Freezing rain is possible across portions of Northeast Arkansas,
the Missouri Bootheel and Northwest Tennessee late Saturday into
early Sunday. Minor ice accumulations will be possible before
precipitation changes to all rain as temperatures rise above
freezing.

Heavy rainfall Sunday through early Tuesday may cause flooding
concerns for area rivers and low-lying areas prone to
flooding...especially along and north of I-40.

.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
Feb 7, 9:47 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Lauderdale28 days
Feb 8, 12:52 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGLake48 days
Feb 8, 12:52 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale153 days
Feb 8, 12:52 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton108 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2019River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 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.