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Flash Flood Warning 67, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 6, 2025, 5:15 AM CDT for 6 counties in 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2025, 5:15 AM CDT (10:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2025, 8:08 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 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
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1208 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 10.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Apr 6, 2:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 221 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025 -Significant river flooding will continue into next week. -Scattered showers and cooler temperatures are on tap for today. -Cool and dry weather is expected Monday through Wednesday. -Patchy frost is possible over the next couple of nights as lows drop into the 30s in some places.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
222 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
...New DISCUSSION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 221 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
-Significant river flooding will continue into next week.
-Scattered showers and cooler temperatures are on tap for today.
-Cool and dry weather is expected Monday through Wednesday.
-Patchy frost is possible over the next couple of nights as lows
drop into the 30s in some places.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
(Today through Saturday)
Issued at 221 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
The severe threat has ended across northeast MS. The flash flood
threat continues across areas east of the MS attm. The threat will
gradually shift from flash flooding to areal flooding as the rain
ends from west to east and water is slow to recede.
Event rainfall totals as of 1 am CDT:
NWS Memphis (East Memphis) 14.07 inches
Memphis International 12.35 inches
West Memphis 10.00 inches
Jonesboro 8.75 inches
Blytheville 8.41 inches
Tupelo 2.66 inches
Surface low pressure and front are shifting into AL. Post frontal
rain continues across parts of West TN and NE MS but this is
rapidly shifting east. The upper trough will pivot through the
area today with scattered showers and much cooler temps. Highs
will range from around 50 northwest to the mid 60s southeast.
River flooding will continue to worsen today as 10-15 inches of
rain works its way through the system. Many roads will be flooded
across the region. Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Cool high pressure will build into the region early this week with
much below normal temperatures. Expect highs in the upper 50s and
lower 60s with lows in the 30s and lower 40s. Patchy frost is
possible in the typical colder areas. Looks like Tuesday morning
represents the best chance for frost and a Frost Advisory may be
needed.
Southerly winds return in advance of an upper trough digging
through the TN/OH valleys mid week. This will result in milder
temps Wed/Thu. The upper trough moving through will result in a
chance of showers across the region Thursday and Thursday night.
High pressure will build in for Friday and Saturday with cooler
temps. Expect highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. A return to
southerly flow should bring a milder end to next weekend with
highs back in the 70s.
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1137 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
TS chances should continue to diminish at MEM and MKL over the
next few hours. TS will take considerably longer to clear TUP,
due to closer proximity to a low level instability axis.
Primary impact Sunday will be IFR CIGs, as upper trough axis
approaches. -SHRA coverage should decrease during the day under a
midlevel dry slot. A reinforcing cold front around 00Z will have
little impact other than perhaps increased gust potential for a
few hours. There is a signal in guidance for CIGs lifting to MVFR
at MEM toward 12Z Monday, as frontal depth deepens.
PWB
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for ARZ009-018-026>028-
035-036-048-049-058.
MO...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for MOZ113-115.
MS...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for MSZ001>005-007-008-
010>014-020.
Flood Watch until 1 PM CDT this afternoon for MSZ006-009-015>017-
021>024.
TN...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for TNZ001>004-019>022-
048>055-088>092.
&&
PUBLIC FORECAST...SJM
AVIATION...PWBIn the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 6, 1:18 AM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
118 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1228 AM Flash Flood 2 W Memphis 34.92N 90.18W
04/06/2025 DeSoto MS Emergency Mngr
Flash flooding on Hwy 61 between Church Rd
and Star Landing Rd. Blythe Rd to the west
of there is closed as well and a water
rescue was conducted in that area.
&&
SJMLocal storm report, Apr 6, 5:00 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
500 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 AM Lightning 2 SW Cambridge 34.43N 89.40W
04/06/2025 Lafayette MS Emergency Mngr
Lightning strike caused a structure fire on
CR 265.
&&
SJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer | 20 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lauderdale and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:19 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby | 57 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 15 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 6, 5:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 6, 5:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 11 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 5 days |
| Apr 5, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Union | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 7:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 11 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc and 3 more | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 8:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, Lafayette, Marshall and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 9:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 13 min |
| Apr 5, 9:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 10:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tunica | 24 days |
| Apr 5, 10:20 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 6 days |
| Apr 5, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 10:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 13 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 11:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 7 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 7 hr |
| Apr 6, 5:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Coahoma, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 6, 5:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lee | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun | 12 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Panola, Pontotoc and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 20 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Poinsett | 10 days |
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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.