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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Memphis, TN

January 1, 2020Lafayette County, Marshall County, Union County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Jan 1, 2020, 7:00 PM CST for Lafayette County, Marshall County, Union County, Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 3, 2020, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 1, 2020, 7:00 PM CST (01:00 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 3, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
Expired: Jan 4, 2020, 12:00 AM CST
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lafayette County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Union County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 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 Little Tallahatchie River at Etta (ETAM6). The gauge peaked at 24.12 ft at Jan 3, 2020, 6:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 25 ft
Moderate stage: 28 ft
Major stage: 29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07268000, 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 1, 5:24 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 5:24 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 4:16 AM CST, 14 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
416 AM CST Wed Jan 1 2020

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-021230-
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-
416 AM CST Wed Jan 1 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...Thursday through Tuesday

Thursday afternoon till Friday afternoon there will be heavy rain
across the Mid-South and some areas will see over 3 inches of
rain. Thus a portion of the Mid-South is in a flood watch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 2, 12:25 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale	27 days
Jan 2, 12:31 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Lake	21 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.