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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Memphis, TN

June 8, 20217 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 1:53 PM CDT for 7 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 4 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2021, 1:53 PM CDT (18:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

Counties Calhoun County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 2:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOODCoffeeville, MSFLOOD WATERS GOT INTO SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES ALONG OKLAHOMA ST. TIME ESTIMATED BY EMA.
Jun 8, 2:25 PM CDTFLASH FLOODTutwiler, MSAPPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES OF WATER IN AT LEAST 2 HOMES ON WEST ST.
Jun 8, 4:00 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 6.388 Se Batesville, MSHEAVY RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BATESVILLE.
Jun 8, 4:08 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 6.388 Se Batesville, MSRAINFALL OF 6.38 SINCE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Jun 8, 4:11 PM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5.886 E Tillatoba, MS12-HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL OF 5.38 INCHES AT THE YALOBUSHA RAWS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 215 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
215 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

142 
WGUS54 KMEG 081853
FFWMEG
MSC013-027-071-107-119-135-161-082300-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0049.210608T1853Z-210608T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
153 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Southern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 153 PM CDT, emergency management reported widespread flash 
  flooding due to training thunderstorms across the warned area. 
  Between 4 and 6 inches of rain have fallen from Tutwiler, to Water 
  Valley, to New Albany with localized higher amounts. The expected 
  rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches per 1 hour. Additional rainfall 
  amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash 
  flooding is already occurring.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Oxford, Batesville, Water Valley, Charleston, George Payne State 
  Park, Holly Springs National Forest, Tutwiler, Bruce, Coffeeville, 
  Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Enid, Velma, Scobey, Springdale, 
  Burgess, Paynes and Paris.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3436 8974 3450 8925 3407 8924 3384 8951
      3387 8951 3390 8993 3382 8993 3381 9012
      3372 9014 3374 9024 3369 9028 3370 9030
      3372 9031 3378 9018 3378 9017 3379 9017
      3381 9045 3399 9045 3399 9066

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica21 min
Jun 7, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tunica37 min
Jun 7, 8:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMarshall26 min
Jun 8, 1:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe46 min
Jun 8, 2:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe57 min
Jun 8, 4:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMEGAlcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more4 days
Jun 8, 5:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie5 hr
Jun 8, 6:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGBenton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tallahatchie and 3 more3 hr
Jun 8, 7:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more3 hr
Jun 8, 9:59 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMEGCalhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more4 hr
Jun 8, 10:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica3 hr
Jun 8, 10:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGBenton, Marshall, Tippah, Union2 hr
Jun 8, 11:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGBenton, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union4 hr
Jun 8, 12:19 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie4 hr
Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe5 days
Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette61 hr
Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union3 days
Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe7 days
Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLowndes, Monroe8 days
Jun 8, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun24 min
Jun 8, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee, Pontotoc35 min
Jun 8, 1:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tunica4 hr
Jun 8, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc, Union23 min
Jun 8, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Pontotoc34 min
Jun 8, 2:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGItawamba, Lee33 min
Jun 8, 2:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGQuitman9 days
Jun 8, 2:54 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTallahatchie7 days
Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMEGLee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union3 hr
Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTallahatchie29 hr
Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGQuitman46 hr
Jun 8, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo29 min
Jun 8, 3:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc3 hr
Jun 8, 5:56 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica5 hr
Jun 8, 6:03 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha5 hr
Jun 8, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc31 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.