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River Flood Warning 91, NWS Memphis, TN

March 24, 20205 counties in Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Mar 24, 2020, 2:08 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 28, 2020, 10:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 24, 2020, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 28, 2020, 10:06 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 5, 2020, 8:18 AM CDT
In force: 8 days
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Benton County, TN, Henry County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Stewart County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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 Tennessee River at Johnsonville (NJNT1).

Action stage: 360 ft
Minor stage: 361.5 ft
Moderate stage: 366 ft
Major stage: 370 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03605000, 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 Mar 24, 12:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 12:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 3:30 AM CDT, 10 hours 38 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
330 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-251030-
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-
330 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms are possible across much of the Mid-South
today. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. A
few tornadoes are also possible as well as locally heavy
rainfall. The most likely time for severe weather is this
afternoon and early this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and early this
evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 11:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1129 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020

ARZ009-018-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-019-241715-
Greene AR-Clay AR-Pemiscot MO-Dunklin MO-Lake TN-Obion TN-Dyer TN-
1129 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1215 PM CDT
FOR...

Eastern Greene County in eastern Arkansas...
Southeastern Clay County in eastern Arkansas...
Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri...
Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri...
Lake County in western Tennessee...
Western Obion County in western Tennessee...
Northwestern Dyer County in western Tennessee...

At 1126 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger was located near Senath, moving northeast at 50 mph.

Dangerous cloud to ground lightning is also possible with this
thunderstorm.

People in eastern Greene...southeastern Clay...Pemiscot...Dunklin...
Lake...western Obion and northwestern Dyer Counties should monitor
this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3600 8933 3603 9053 3634 9046 3643 8996
      3639 8997 3639 8975 3643 8973 3640 8967
      3641 8960 3634 8954 3637 8951 3643 8955
      3646 8952 3647 8949 3646 8947 3649 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 259DEG 50KT 3619 9013

SGW

Local storm report, Mar 24, 11:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1144 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1127 AM     HAIL             3 NE SENATH             36.16N  90.12W
03/24/2020  E0.88 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BETWEEN SENATH AND KENNETT
            MISSOURI.

&&

AC3

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 12:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1213 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020

ARZ028-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-019-020-048-241800-
Mississippi AR-Pemiscot MO-Dunklin MO-Lake TN-Lauderdale TN-Obion TN-
Dyer TN-Gibson TN-
1213 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 100 PM CDT
FOR...

Northeastern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Southern Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri...
Southeastern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri...
Southeastern Lake County in western Tennessee...
North central Lauderdale County in western Tennessee...
Western Obion County in western Tennessee...
Dyer County in western Tennessee...
Northwestern Gibson County in western Tennessee...

At 1212 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Blytheville, moving
east at 55 mph.

Dangerous cloud to ground lightning is also possible with this
thunderstorm.

People in northeastern Mississippi...southern Pemiscot...southeastern
Dunklin...southeastern Lake...north central Lauderdale...western
Obion...Dyer and northwestern Gibson Counties should monitor this
storm closely.

LAT...LON 3644 8911 3599 8895 3597 8914 3598 8917
      3600 8919 3596 8921 3585 9000 3603 9005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 258DEG 48KT 3597 8988

SGW

Special weather statement, Mar 24, 12:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1243 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020

TNZ002>004-019>021-048-051-241815-
Carroll TN-Weakley TN-Crockett TN-Lauderdale TN-Obion TN-Henry TN-
Dyer TN-Gibson TN-
1243 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 115 PM CDT
FOR...

Northwestern Carroll County in western Tennessee...
Weakley County in western Tennessee...
Northwestern Crockett County in western Tennessee...
Northeastern Lauderdale County in western Tennessee...
Southeastern Obion County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Henry County in western Tennessee...
Dyer County in western Tennessee...
Gibson County in western Tennessee...

At 1243 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds in excess of
30 mph was located near Newbern, or 9 miles east of Dyersburg, moving
east at 55 mph.

Dangerous cloud to ground lightning is also possible with this
thunderstorm.

People in northwestern Carroll...Weakley...northwestern Crockett...
northeastern Lauderdale...southeastern Obion...southwestern Henry...
Dyer and Gibson Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3604 8837 3582 8938 3582 8940 3581 8941
      3577 8959 3604 8967 3650 8856
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 258DEG 49KT 3605 8922

SGW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 24, 5:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Prentiss	52 min
Mar 24, 6:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Lee, Prentiss, Union	3 hr
Mar 24, 7:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Prentiss, Tishomingo	3 hr
Mar 24, 12:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tate, Tunica	47 hr
Mar 24, 12:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Union	8 hr
Mar 24, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Prentiss, Tishomingo	29 min
Mar 24, 5:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Prentiss, Tishomingo	23 min
Mar 24, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo	39 min
Mar 24, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Prentiss, Tishomingo	34 min
Mar 24, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Itawamba	17 min
Mar 24, 6:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Prentiss, Tishomingo	3 hr
Mar 24, 11:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Lake	46 min
Mar 24, 12:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Obion	47 min
Mar 24, 12:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Weakley	32 min
Mar 24, 1:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Obion	68 hr
Mar 24, 1:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Madison	7 hr
Mar 24, 2:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Decatur, Perry	11 days
Mar 24, 3:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee	42 min
Mar 24, 9:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	9 days
Mar 24, 10:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	26 min
Mar 24, 10:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	31 min

Nearby

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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.