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River Flood Warning 51, NWS Memphis, TN

February 11, 2020Calhoun County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 11, 2020, 8:03 PM CST for Calhoun County, Mississippi. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 11, 2020, 8:03 PM CST (02:03 UTC)
Expired: Feb 12, 2020, 9:51 AM CST
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Calhoun County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Yalobusha River at Calhoun City (CCTM6).

Action stage: 18 ft
Minor stage: 23 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07282000, 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 11, 5:43 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 5:43 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 3:47 AM CST, 16 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
347 AM CST Tue Feb 11 2020

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-121200-
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-
347 AM CST Tue Feb 11 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A second round of moderate to occasionally heavy rain will
increase the threat for flash flooding over the Mid-South tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The threat of flooding will continue across the Mid-South through
Thursday morning.

There is a chance for strong to severe storms Wednesday afternoon
across Northeast Mississippi. The main threats will be damaging
winds and an isolated tornado.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Wednesday afternoon.

KRM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 11, 2:33 PM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 11, 2:36 PM CST, 5 hours 27 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
Feb 12, 9:16 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Quitman	4 days
Feb 12, 9:16 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Quitman	5 days
Feb 12, 9:16 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie	48 hr
Feb 12, 2:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Panola	42 min
Feb 12, 2:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto, Quitman	41 min
Feb 12, 2:51 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union	39 min
Feb 12, 3:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	45 min
Feb 12, 3:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Alcorn, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 2 more	41 min
Feb 12, 4:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Itawamba, Monroe, Tishomingo	44 min
Feb 12, 5:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	25 min
Feb 12, 5:00 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart	11 days

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.