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River Flood Warning 92, NWS Memphis, TN

March 25, 2020Coahoma County, Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Phillips County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Mar 25, 2020, 2:45 PM CDT for Coahoma County, Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Phillips County, Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 31, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 25, 2020, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 31, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 13, 2020, 8:38 AM CDT
In force: 13 days
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lee County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, Tunica County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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 Mississippi River at Helena (HEEA4).

Action stage: 40 ft
Minor stage: 44 ft
Moderate stage: 50 ft
Major stage: 55 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 Mar 24, 6:34 PM CDT, 20 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 6:34 PM CDT, 20 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 3:30 PM CDT, 23 hours 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
330 PM 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>092-252230-
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 PM 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...This Afternoon and Tonight

Severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of North
Mississippi and West Tennessee, mainly East of I-55 and south of
I-40. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds,
although tornadoes are also possible. The threat for severe storms
should quickly diminish after sunset.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Strong to severe storms are possible across portions of West
Tennessee and Northeast Mississippi Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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.