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Flood Watch 2, NWS Memphis, TN

February 9, 202022 counties in Mississippi; 21 counties in Tennessee; 10 counties in Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flood watch at Feb 9, 2020, 3:05 AM CST for 22 counties in Mississippi; 21 counties in Tennessee; 10 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 10, 2020, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 70 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2020, 3:05 AM CST (09:05 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 13, 2020, 4:21 AM CST
In force
70 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Flood severity
None
All 53 counties

Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 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 flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Feb 8, 11:25 PM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 11:25 PM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 3:06 AM CST, 23 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
306 AM CST Sat Feb 8 2020

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-091115-
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-
306 AM CST Sat Feb 8 2020

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...Sunday through Friday

Excessive rainfall will be possible Monday and Tuesday over
northeast Mississippi, mainly south of a Charleston to Tupelo
line. This rainfall may increase the risk of areal flooding and
river flooding in the early to middle part of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

PWB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 6:49 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGTunica27 days
Feb 8, 7:22 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe7 days
Feb 8, 6:47 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGLake22 days
Feb 9, 1:55 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGBenton, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart48 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Mississippi, 2020Flood Watches in Tennessee, 2020Flood Watches in Arkansas, 2020Every flood watch in 2020

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.