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Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS Memphis, TN

August 19, 20214 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2021, 6:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 19, 2021, 6:17 PM CDT (23:17 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2021, 6:58 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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 nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 2021-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 319 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 2021-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
319 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
839 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

005 
WGUS54 KMEG 192317
FFWMEG
MSC057-081-117-141-200145-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0081.210819T2317Z-210820T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
617 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Southeastern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 617 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. 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...
  Belmont, Mantachie, Sandy Springs, Golden, Moores Mill, Kirkville, 
  Dennis, Unity, Chapelville, Eggville and Bloody Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3432 8859 3442 8865 3453 8833 3460 8814
      3458 8814 3450 8815 3449 8815 3446 8816
      3445 8816

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
542 
WGUS74 KMEG 192358
FFSMEG

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
658 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

MSC057-081-117-141-200008-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FF.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210820T0145Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Itawamba MS-Lee MS-Prentiss MS-Tishomingo MS-
658 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN ITAWAMBA, NORTHEASTERN LEE, 
SOUTHEASTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHEASTERN TISHOMINGO COUNTIES HAS BEEN 
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD ADVISORY...

LAT...LON 3432 8859 3442 8865 3453 8833 3460 8814
      3458 8814 3450 8815 3448 8815 3446 8816
      3445 8816

$$

SWB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw33 min
Aug 19, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe28 min
Aug 19, 5:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe3 hr
Aug 19, 5:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGItawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo34 min
Aug 19, 6:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGPanola3 hr
Aug 19, 6:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGItawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo107 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.