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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Memphis, TN

January 10, 2020Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Jan 10, 2020, 12:09 PM CST for Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It took effect at Jan 12, 2020, 12:24 PM CST. It was in force for 17 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2020, 12:09 PM CST (18:09 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2020, 12:24 PM CST
Expired
Jan 29, 2020, 8:54 PM CST
In force
17 days
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 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 Mississippi River at Osceola (OSGA4).

Action stage
24 ft
Minor stage
28 ft
Moderate stage
31 ft
Major stage
35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 Jan 10, 11:58 AM CST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 11:58 AM CST, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 5:14 AM CST, 6 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
514 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-111315-
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-
514 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Chances for rain will increase through the day today. The flooding
potential will then likely increase tonight when rain becomes
heavy. Rainfall amounts will range from 2-3 inches with isolated
higher amounts. Flash flooding and river flooding will be
possible. A Flash Flood Watch has been issued.

Strong to severe storms will be possible tonight for areas along
and west of the Mississippi River. Damaging winds, hail, and
tornadoes are all possible with this event. In addition with
saturated soils already in place, downed trees may be possible
with strong gradient winds that are expected to occur tonight. A
Wind Advisory has been issued.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

An extended period of rainfall is forecast through Saturday.
Rainfall amounts will range from 2-3 inches with isolated higher
amounts. Flash flooding and river flooding will be possible. A
Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Saturday.

Strong to severe storms will be possible Saturday along and east
of the Mississippi River. Damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes are
all possible with this event. In addition with saturated soils
already in place, downed trees may be possible with strong
gradient winds that are expected to occur during that time period.
A Wind Advisory has been issued.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight into Saturday.

KRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 9:11 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe6 days
Jan 9, 9:11 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe10 days
Jan 10, 3:26 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMEGAlcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more31 hr
Jan 10, 9:15 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGLowndes, Monroe21 days
Jan 10, 12:09 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGTunica20 days
Jan 10, 12:16 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto4 days
Jan 10, 9:15 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGDyer, Gibson, Obion6 days
Jan 10, 9:15 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Lauderdale10 days
Jan 10, 12:09 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGLake15 days
Jan 10, 9:15 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGClay, Greene17 days
Jan 10, 9:15 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMississippi, Poinsett49 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2020River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2020Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.