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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Memphis, TN

February 22, 2022Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 22, 2022, 10:22 AM CST for Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2022, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2022, 10:22 AM CST (16:22 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2022, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 17, 2022, 7:58 PM CDT
In force
18 days
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Osceola (OSGA4).

Action stage
24 ft
Minor stage
28 ft
Moderate stage
31 ft
Major stage
35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Feb 22, 6:33 AM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 6:33 AM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 4:02 AM CST, 6 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
402 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-231215-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Benton TN-Calhoun-Carroll-Chester-Chickasaw-Clay-
Coahoma-Craighead-Crittenden-Crockett-Cross-DeSoto-Decatur-
Dunklin-Dyer-Fayette-Gibson-Greene-Hardeman-Hardin-Haywood-
Henderson-Henry-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lake-Lauderdale-Lee AR-Lee MS-
Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion-Panola-Pemiscot-
Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-Shelby-St. Francis-
Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley-
Yalobusha-
402 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms through the afternoon
into the evening. The main risks include damaging winds and flash
flooding. Secondary risks include large hail and brief tornadoes.

Locally heavy rainfall will be possible over a good portion of the
Midsouth through this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Freezing rain and sleet will be possible over northeast Arkansas
and the Missouri Bootheel Wednesday evening through Thursday
morning. At this early time, ice accumulations up to 2/10 inch
appear possible, accompanied by minor sleet accumulations.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed on Tuesday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 8:03 AM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 22, 9:07 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 22, 9:21 AM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 9:07 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe21 days
Feb 21, 9:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGLowndes, Monroe10 days
Feb 21, 9:32 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe22 hr
Feb 22, 9:23 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto5 hr
Feb 22, 9:54 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto, Marshall6 hr
Feb 22, 10:25 AM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto24 days
Feb 22, 2:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, Marshall36 min
Feb 22, 3:13 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn, Benton32 min
Feb 22, 3:42 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGQuitman33 min
Feb 22, 3:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn, Tishomingo42 min
Feb 22, 3:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPanola, Quitman, Tate19 min
Feb 22, 6:02 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDyer, Lake, Obion28 min
Feb 22, 6:07 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGObion113 min
Feb 22, 6:39 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHenry, Weakley51 min
Feb 22, 7:49 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton41 min
Feb 22, 8:03 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll, Gibson27 min
Feb 22, 9:15 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGDyer, Gibson, Obion21 days
Feb 22, 9:18 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGObion, Weakley25 hr
Feb 22, 9:20 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Lauderdale14 days
Feb 22, 10:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale23 days
Feb 22, 11:56 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGBenton, Carroll, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood and 5 more3 hr
Feb 22, 1:50 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMadison6 days
Feb 22, 1:51 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby14 hr
Feb 22, 2:56 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale and 4 more51 hr
Feb 22, 2:56 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMEGBenton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 6 more46 hr
Feb 22, 3:01 PM CSTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGLake44 hr
Feb 22, 4:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene44 min
Feb 22, 5:06 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGCraighead24 min
Feb 22, 5:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi48 min
Feb 22, 5:52 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCraighead3 hr
Feb 22, 5:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi38 min
Feb 22, 6:23 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCraighead, Poinsett112 min
Feb 22, 7:19 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningMEGCraighead, Poinsett6 hr
Feb 22, 9:27 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMEGMississippi, Poinsett48 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2022River Flood Warnings in Arkansas, 2022Every river flood warning in 2022

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.