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River Flood Warning 66, NWS Memphis, TN

February 20, 2019Lee County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 20, 2019, 9:39 PM CST for Lee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 20, 2019, 9:39 PM CST (03:39 UTC)
Expired: Feb 21, 2019, 10:30 AM CST
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Lee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Town Creek at Tupelo (TPOM6). The gauge peaked at 24.23 ft at Feb 22, 2019, 10:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 27 ft
Major stage: 31.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02435020, 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 20, 8:00 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 8:00 PM CST, 1 hour 39 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
Feb 20, 10:11 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette and 10 more	11 hr
Feb 21, 9:54 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Quitman	16 days
Feb 21, 11:20 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Obion, Weakley	45 hr
Feb 21, 11:21 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Madison	6 days
Feb 21, 11:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Hardeman	7 days
Feb 21, 11:24 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	4 days

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.