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River Flood Warning 71, NWS Memphis, TN

February 21, 2019Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 21, 2019, 11:24 AM CST for Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee. It took effect at Feb 23, 2019, 9:30 AM CST. It was in force for 39 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 21, 2019, 11:24 AM CST (17:24 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 23, 2019, 9:30 AM CST
Expired: Feb 25, 2019, 12:28 AM CST
In force: 39 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

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 17:28 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 21, 9:01 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 9:01 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 9:05 AM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
905 AM CST Thu Feb 21 2019

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-221715-
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-
905 AM CST Thu Feb 21 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A flash flood watch is in effect for this afternoon and tonight
across a large portion of the Midsouth. Rainfall amounts of up to
2 inches will be possible through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

The Flash Flood Watch continues through Saturday evening for
areas along and south of the I-40 corridor. Multiple rounds of
heavy rain will result in an additional 2-4 inches of rainfall.
This will likely lead to additional flooding of low-lying and poor
drainage areas, as well as local and rivers and creeks.

A strong cold front will move across the area on Saturday. Strong
to severe thunderstorms will be possible with damaging winds as
the primary threat. A few tornadoes will be possible as well.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be requested on Saturday. Additionally,
please relay any flash flooding reports and rainfall amounts to
the National Weather Service in Memphis.

JAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 20, 9:39 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lee	13 hr
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

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2019 Every 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.