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Flash Flood Warning 63, NWS Memphis, TN

June 10, 20214 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 4:33 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2021, 4:33 AM CDT (09:33 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 5:28 AM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Calhoun County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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 nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 239 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1036 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, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 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
1036 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
985 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

656 
WGUS54 KMEG 100933
FFWMEG
MSC013-071-107-115-101130-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0063.210610T0933Z-210610T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
433 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Western Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 433 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 2 
  hours. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Oxford, Holly Springs National Forest, Denmark, Tula, Cambridge, 
  Paris, Randolph, Burgess, Harmontown, Thaxton, Algoma, Abbeville, 
  Taylor, Toccopola, Altus, Yocona, Keel, Delay, Lafayette Springs 
  and College Hill Station.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3455 8991 3455 8948 3452 8943 3453 8935
      3443 8925 3438 8925 3438 8919 3407 8888
      3407 8930 3433 8969

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 2 HOURS

$$
1 follow-up statement
902 
WGUS74 KMEG 101028
FFSMEG

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
528 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

MSC013-071-107-115-101038-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210610T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Calhoun MS-Lafayette MS-Panola MS-Pontotoc MS-
528 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN, 
WESTERN PONTOTOC, LAFAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Thursday for 
portions of East Arkansas and North Mississippi.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Thursday for 
a portion of North Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3455 8991 3455 8948 3452 8943 3453 8935
      3443 8925 3438 8925 3438 8919 3407 8888
      3407 8930 3433 8969

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 1:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha55 min
Jun 10, 1:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Yalobusha3 hr
Jun 10, 2:10 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha7 hr
Jun 10, 2:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more29 min
Jun 10, 3:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica5 hr
Jun 10, 3:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate43 min
Jun 10, 4:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGQuitman24 min
Jun 10, 4:33 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTallahatchie12 days
Jun 10, 4:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Yalobusha3 hr
Jun 10, 4:39 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma2 hr
Jun 10, 5:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTallahatchie36 min
Jun 10, 7:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGItawamba12 hr
Jun 10, 7:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma54 min
Jun 10, 8:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman4 hr
Jun 10, 8:47 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatMEGPanola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha3 hr
Jun 10, 11:44 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha11 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.