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Flash Flood Warning 85, NWS Memphis, TN

September 18, 2021Benton County, Marshall County, Tippah County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Sep 18, 2021, 6:29 AM CDT for Benton County, Marshall County, Tippah County, Mississippi. It was in force for 4 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
Sep 18, 2021, 6:29 AM CDT (11:29 UTC)
Expired
Sep 18, 2021, 10:30 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Benton County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Tippah County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:29 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 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 83 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 884 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -86 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
884 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
709 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

886 
WGUS54 KMEG 181129
FFWMEG
MSC009-093-139-181400-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0085.210918T1129Z-210918T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
629 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 900 AM CDT.

* At 629 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of 
  rain have fallen. 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...
  Holly Springs, Lamar, Snow Lake Shores, Canaan, Michigan City, 
  Walnut, Ashland, Falkner, Brody, New Canaan, Hamilton, 
  Tiplersville, Brownfield, Hudsonville, Chalybeate, Early Grove, 
  Atway and Peoples.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8939 3499 8916 3499 8913 3499 8908
      3500 8902 3500 8895 3499 8893 3500 8889
      3500 8888 3500 8887 3500 8886 3500 8883
      3476 8882 3478 8909 3480 8949

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
2 follow-up statements
644 
WGUS74 KMEG 181242
FFSMEG

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
742 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021

MSC009-093-139-181400-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210918T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Benton MS-Marshall MS-Tippah MS-
742 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING 
FOR BENTON, NORTHWESTERN TIPPAH AND NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...

At 742 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have 
fallen. 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...
  Holly Springs, Lamar, Snow Lake Shores, Canaan, Michigan City, 
  Walnut, Ashland, Falkner, Brody, New Canaan, Hamilton, 
  Tiplersville, Brownfield, Hudsonville, Chalybeate, Early Grove, 
  Atway and Peoples.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8939 3499 8916 3499 8913 3499 8908
      3500 8902 3500 8895 3499 8893 3500 8889
      3500 8888 3500 8887 3500 8886 3500 8883
      3476 8882 3478 8909 3480 8949

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
904 
WGUS54 KMEG 181348
FFWMEG
MSC009-093-139-181530-
/O.EXT.KMEG.FF.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210918T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
848 AM CDT Sat Sep 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 1030 AM CDT.

* At 848 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4.5 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 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...
  Holly Springs, Lamar, Snow Lake Shores, Canaan, Michigan City, 
  Walnut, Ashland, Falkner, Brody, New Canaan, Hamilton, 
  Tiplersville, Brownfield, Hudsonville, Chalybeate, Early Grove, 
  Atway and Peoples.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8939 3499 8916 3499 8913 3499 8908
      3500 8902 3500 8895 3499 8893 3500 8889
      3500 8888 3500 8887 3500 8886 3500 8883
      3476 8882 3478 8909 3480 8949

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 10:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGMonroe3 hr
Sep 17, 10:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGMonroe2 hr
Sep 18, 5:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto, Marshall4 hr
Sep 18, 5:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGBenton, Marshall, Tippah32 min
Sep 18, 6:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMEGAlcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more56 hr
Sep 18, 7:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto3 hr
Sep 18, 8:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGBenton, Marshall, Tippah3 hr
Sep 18, 9:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica118 min
Sep 18, 10:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto, Panola, Tate3 hr
Sep 18, 11:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi, 2021Every flash flood warning in 2021

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.