Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 65, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 8:47 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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 10, 2021, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2021, 11:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Damage threat
- Catastrophic
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:46 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 9:30 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 15.35 | 4 Sw Charleston, MS | 48 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL |
| Jun 10, 9:49 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Tutwiler, MS | FIRST RESPONDERS ARE USING BOATS TO HELP EVACUATE HOMES IN TUTWILER. SIMILAR EFFORTS ARE TAKING PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY WITH NUMEROUS ROADS UNDERWATER AND IMPASSIBLE. CHARLESTON HAS BEEN OUT OF POWER SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2 PM WEDNESDAY. |
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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1521 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 945 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
409
WGUS54 KMEG 101347
FFWMEG
MSC107-119-135-161-101645-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0065.210610T1347Z-210610T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
847 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR TALLAHATCHIE, SOUTHERN QUITMAN,
SOUTHWEST PANOLA, AND WESTERN YALOBUSHA COUNTIES...
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...
Western Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1145 AM CDT.
* At 847 AM CDT, emergency management reported widespread,
significant flash flooding across the warned area. Numerous roads
are impassable and some homes have been evacuated due to flood
waters. Between 6 and 10 inches of rain have fallen since
midnight. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Tallahatchie, southern
Quitman, southwest Panola, and western Yalobusha Counties. This is
a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Charleston, George Payne State Park, Tutwiler, Marks, Lambert,
Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Paynes, Vance, Enid, Scobey, Oakland,
Courtland, Glendora, Waverly, Effie, Tippo and Brazil.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3420 9045 3424 9040 3430 9001 3416 8986
3390 8979 3390 8993 3382 8993 3381 9014
3372 9014 3372 9022 3374 9024 3373 9025
3370 9027 3370 9030 3373 9031 3375 9030
3376 9019 3379 9017 3381 9018 3381 9045
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
EXPECTED RAINFALL...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
MJ1 follow-up statement
010
WGUS74 KMEG 101508
FFSMEG
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1008 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
MSC107-119-135-161-101645-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0065.000000T0000Z-210610T1645Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Panola MS-Quitman MS-Tallahatchie MS-Yalobusha MS-
1008 AM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PANOLA, SOUTHERN QUITMAN, TALLAHATCHIE AND
WESTERN YALOBUSHA COUNTIES...
At 1008 AM CDT, emergency management reported widespread,
significant flooding across Tallahatchie County. Thunderstorms are
redeveloping across the area and will dump additional heavy rainfall
over already flooded areas. Between 6 and 10 inches of rain have
fallen since midnight. The expected rainfall rate within
thunderstorms is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible across the warned area. Flash
flooding is already occurring and travel is discouraged across the
entire county.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Tallahatchie County. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water
crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Charleston, George Payne State Park, Tutwiler, Marks, Lambert,
Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Paynes, Vance, Enid, Scobey, Oakland,
Courtland, Glendora, Waverly, Effie, Tippo and Brazil.
Numerous homes are being evacuated, some via boat, across the county.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3420 9045 3424 9040 3430 9001 3416 8986
3390 8979 3390 8993 3382 8993 3381 9014
3372 9014 3372 9022 3374 9024 3373 9025
3370 9027 3370 9030 3373 9031 3375 9030
3376 9019 3379 9017 3381 9018 3381 9045
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 1:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 1:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Yalobusha | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 3:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 4:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Quitman | 24 min |
| Jun 10, 4:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 4:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 12 days |
| Jun 10, 4:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Yalobusha | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 5:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tallahatchie | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 7:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 12 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma | 54 min |
| Jun 10, 8:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 11:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 11 hr |
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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.