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Flash Flood Warning 80, NWS Memphis, TN

August 18, 2021Tishomingo County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 2021, 4:23 PM CDT for Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2021, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Tishomingo County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 2021-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1042 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 2021-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 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
1042 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
701 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

208 
WGUS54 KMEG 182123
FFWMEG
MSC141-190030-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0080.210818T2123Z-210819T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
423 PM CDT Wed Aug 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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...
  Iuka, J P Coleman State Park, Burnsville, Leedy, Hazard Switch, 
  Walker Siding, Doskie, Holts Spur, Bacon Springs and Holcut.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3481 8837 3490 8831 3497 8818 3491 8815
      3489 8810 3471 8831 3472 8833 3474 8833
      3474 8835 3476 8835 3476 8836

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
2 follow-up statements
390 
WGUS74 KMEG 182211
FFSMEG

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
511 PM CDT Wed Aug 18 2021

MSC141-190030-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210819T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Tishomingo MS-
511 PM CDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR NORTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY...

At 511 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the 
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms and runoff.

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...
  Iuka, J P Coleman State Park, Burnsville, Leedy, Hazard Switch, 
  Walker Siding, Doskie, Holts Spur, Bacon Springs and Holcut.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3481 8837 3490 8831 3497 8818 3491 8815
      3489 8810 3471 8831 3472 8833 3474 8833
      3474 8835 3476 8835 3476 8836

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
276 
WGUS74 KMEG 190028
FFSMEG

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
728 PM CDT Wed Aug 18 2021

MSC141-190038-
/O.EXP.KMEG.FF.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210819T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Tishomingo MS-
728 PM CDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. However, any runoff could pose an 
additional threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3481 8837 3490 8831 3497 8818 3491 8815
      3489 8810 3471 8831 3472 8833 3474 8833
      3474 8835 3476 8835 3476 8836

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 3:22 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGPanola113 min
Aug 18, 8:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGMarshall2 hr
Aug 18, 10:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLafayette31 min
Aug 18, 12:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTunica38 min
Aug 18, 12:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGQuitman29 min
Aug 18, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPanola32 min
Aug 18, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTate25 min
Aug 18, 1:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGPanola, Tate2 hr
Aug 18, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLafayette28 min
Aug 18, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw27 min
Aug 18, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPontotoc26 min
Aug 18, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPrentiss38 min
Aug 18, 4:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tippah3 hr
Aug 18, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.