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River Flood Warning 74, NWS Memphis, TN

April 16, 2022Monroe County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Apr 16, 2022, 11:55 AM CDT for Monroe County, Mississippi. It took effect at Apr 16, 2022, 4:25 PM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2022, 11:55 AM CDT (16:55 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2022, 4:25 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 18, 2022, 10:50 PM CDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Monroe County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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 river

Written for the forecast point Tombigbee River near Amory (AMYM6). The gauge peaked at 20.47 ft at Apr 16, 2022, 3:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
19 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
33 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02437000, 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 Apr 16, 10:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 10:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 4:50 AM CDT, 7 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
450 AM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022

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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-
450 AM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Additional storms are expected to develop this afternoon into the
overnight hours. A Marginal Risk of Excessive Rainfall exists for
portions of the forecast area today. Localized heavy rain may
lead to flash flooding. A Flash flood watch has been issued
through this evening. Also, there is a Marginal Risk for Severe
Weather across portions of north Mississippi.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A Marginal Risk of Excessive Rainfall exists for the Mid South
through Sunday. Localized heavy rain may lead to flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica49 min
Apr 16, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTishomingo31 min
Apr 16, 1:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, Marshall, Tate, Tippah, Union28 min
Apr 16, 1:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGUnion28 min
Apr 16, 1:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Union40 min
Apr 16, 2:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union3 hr
Apr 16, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Pontotoc, Union47 min
Apr 16, 2:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union6 hr
Apr 16, 2:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGItawamba, Lee51 min
Apr 16, 3:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPontotoc26 min
Apr 16, 3:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPontotoc26 min
Apr 16, 3:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw, Monroe, Pontotoc43 min
Apr 16, 4:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw36 min
Apr 16, 7:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Yalobusha3 hr
Apr 16, 8:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Yalobusha3 hr
Apr 16, 9:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe55 hr
Apr 16, 9:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc3 hr
Apr 15, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll34 min
Apr 15, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson22 min
Apr 15, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton31 min
Apr 15, 9:41 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton26 min
Apr 15, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEGCrockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton12 min
Apr 15, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Tipton7 min
Apr 15, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardeman37 min
Apr 15, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, McNairy, Madison48 min
Apr 15, 10:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGHaywood, Lauderdale, Tipton3 hr
Apr 15, 11:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy3 hr
Apr 15, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison32 min
Apr 16, 12:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardeman26 min
Apr 15, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGGreene35 min
Apr 15, 8:05 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatMEGCraighead, Greene40 min
Apr 15, 8:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett24 min
Apr 15, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEGCraighead, Greene, Mississippi21 min
Apr 15, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatMEGCraighead, Mississippi, Poinsett46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.