Alert archive / Mississippi / River Flood Warnings in 2019
River Flood Warning 73, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 21, 2019, 9:54 PM CST for Lafayette County, Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 22, 2019, 7:09 AM CST. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2019, 9:54 PM CST (03:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2019, 7:09 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2019, 8:31 PM CST
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lafayette County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:56 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 Yocona River near Oxford (OXDM6). The gauge peaked at 28.85 ft at Feb 23, 2019, 7:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 24 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 35 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07274000, 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, 9:28 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 9:28 PM CST, 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 9:05 AM CST, 12 hours 49 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 21, 7:22 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun | 49 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:34 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:23 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:29 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lee | 55 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:33 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 3 days |
| Feb 22, 3:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:43 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:22 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 6:36 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:06 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:06 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 61 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:13 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:33 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun | 34 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:39 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:15 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:43 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:09 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 21 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:26 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Benton, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:20 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:47 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 12 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.