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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Memphis, TN

January 11, 2020Tate County, Tunica County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Jan 11, 2020, 11:51 AM CST for Tate County, Tunica County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 11, 2020, 4:55 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 11, 2020, 11:51 AM CST (17:51 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 11, 2020, 4:55 PM CST
Expired: Jan 12, 2020, 1:47 AM CST
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS

The radar

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The river

Written for the forecast point Coldwater River near Sarah (SARM6).

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07279700, 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 11, 11:45 AM CST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 11:45 AM CST, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 10:21 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 11, 9:34 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 11, 9:47 AM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 11, 9:54 AM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 11, 10:17 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 11, 10:25 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 11, 11:44 AM CST, 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 10, 9:25 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	18 days
Jan 11, 1:47 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tunica	43 min
Jan 11, 2:23 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tunica	52 min
Jan 11, 3:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tunica	44 min
Jan 11, 3:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman	43 min
Jan 11, 3:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tunica	45 min
Jan 11, 4:04 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica	41 min
Jan 11, 4:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto	51 min
Jan 11, 4:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tate, Tunica	44 min
Jan 11, 4:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	38 min
Jan 11, 4:29 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more	46 min
Jan 11, 4:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica	50 min
Jan 11, 4:45 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tate	20 min
Jan 11, 4:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate and 2 more	50 min
Jan 11, 4:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto	50 min
Jan 11, 5:01 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall	29 min
Jan 11, 5:13 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate	27 min
Jan 11, 5:19 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Union and 1 more	41 min
Jan 11, 5:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall	39 min
Jan 11, 5:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tate	5 min
Jan 11, 5:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah, Union	38 min
Jan 11, 5:52 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Lafayette	113 min
Jan 11, 5:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 4 more	48 min
Jan 11, 6:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah	51 min
Jan 11, 6:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss and 2 more	38 min
Jan 11, 6:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo	22 min
Jan 11, 6:59 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo	46 min
Jan 11, 7:05 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo	40 min
Jan 11, 7:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo	52 min
Jan 11, 7:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Monroe	50 min
Jan 11, 7:43 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	2 hr
Jan 11, 9:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	44 min
Jan 11, 9:17 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more	4 hr
Jan 11, 9:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	28 min
Jan 11, 10:03 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Monroe	42 min
Jan 11, 11:47 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Itawamba	3 hr
Jan 11, 11:51 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Union	23 hr
Jan 11, 2:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion	49 min
Jan 11, 3:06 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	39 min
Jan 11, 3:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale	44 min
Jan 11, 3:23 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	52 min
Jan 11, 3:36 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	39 min
Jan 11, 3:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion	51 min
Jan 11, 4:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton	28 min
Jan 11, 5:17 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Weakley	43 min
Jan 11, 5:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette	31 min
Jan 11, 5:36 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	24 min
Jan 11, 5:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	46 min
Jan 11, 6:00 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	45 min
Jan 11, 6:19 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy	41 min
Jan 11, 6:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Henry	37 min
Jan 11, 6:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	47 min
Jan 11, 7:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin	23 min
Jan 11, 9:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Madison	25 hr
Jan 11, 9:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	29 hr
Jan 11, 9:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	10 hr
Jan 11, 9:39 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	10 hr
Jan 11, 12:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene	60 min
Jan 11, 12:47 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi	43 min
Jan 11, 1:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Mississippi	48 min
Jan 11, 1:43 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Craighead, Greene	2 hr
Jan 11, 1:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Mississippi	38 min
Jan 11, 2:22 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Craighead	3 hr
Jan 11, 3:46 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett, St. Francis	119 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2020 Every 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.