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River Flood Warning 90, NWS Memphis, TN

March 9, 2019Clay County, Greene County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Mar 9, 2019, 6:57 PM CST for Clay County, Greene County, Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 10, 2019, 5:22 AM CDT. It was in force for 44 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2019, 6:57 PM CST (00:57 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2019, 5:22 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
44 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Clay County, AR, Greene County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point St. Francis River at St. Francis (SFRA4).

Action stage
19 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
27 ft
Major stage
31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07040100, 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 Mar 9, 5:18 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 5:18 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 3:05 PM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
305 PM CST Sat Mar 9 2019

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-102315-
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-
305 PM CST Sat Mar 9 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a enhanced risk of severe weather across portions of the
Midsouth. Multiple tornado watches are in effect, continuing as
late as 9 pm for portions of Northeast Mississippi.

A wind advisory has been issued for most of the Mid-South through 6
pm this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

There is the possibility of heavy rainfall Wednesday into Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 9, 3:11 PM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
311 PM CST SAT MAR 09 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WALNUT                  34.95N  88.90W
03/09/2019                   TIPPAH             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERRIF DEPARTMENT REPORT OF DAMAGE TO HOUSE ON HWY
            354.

&&

SGW
Local storm report, Mar 9, 3:31 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
331 PM CST SAT MAR 09 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0326 PM     TORNADO          1 N PICKWICK DAM        35.06N  88.25W
03/09/2019                   HARDIN             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO WITH BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS
            5 MILES NORTH OF PICKWICK DAM.

&&

SGW
Local storm report, Mar 9, 3:33 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 9, 3:49 PM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 3:52 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 5:01 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 6:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTishomingo21 min
Mar 9, 8:46 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee44 min
Mar 9, 10:04 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGTate, Tunica31 hr

Nearby

River 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.