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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Mar 15, 2025, 3:46 PM CDT for Lee County, Mississippi. It took effect at Mar 15, 2025, 6:52 PM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2025, 6:52 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2025, 8:21 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lee County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Town Creek at Tupelo (TPOM6). The gauge peaked at 23.40 ft at Mar 15, 2025, 9:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 21 ft
- Moderate stage
- 27 ft
- Major stage
- 31.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02435020, 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 Mar 15, 1:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 1:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 6:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 6:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 7:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison and 2 more | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 7:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 8:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 8:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 8:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale and 4 more | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 8:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 9:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Obion and 1 more | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 10:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Benton, Decatur, Henderson | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 12:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 47 hr |
| Mar 14, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 8:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 5 days |
| Mar 14, 8:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 4 days |
| Mar 14, 8:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 5 days |
| Mar 15, 12:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 66 min |
| Mar 15, 1:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 2:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 118 min |
| Mar 15, 2:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 16 min |
| Mar 15, 3:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 111 min |
| Mar 15, 4:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 6:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 6:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 2 more | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 2 more | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 7:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 54 min |
| Mar 15, 8:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 10:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 10:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah and 2 more | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 12:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 51 min |
| Mar 15, 12:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 23 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union | 16 min |
| Mar 15, 1:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 1:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 1:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 12 min |
| Mar 15, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 3:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun | 47 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 5:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Monroe | 102 min |
| Mar 14, 11:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 46 min |
| Mar 14, 11:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 12:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 12:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 12:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 51 min |
| Mar 15, 4:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett, St. Francis | 20 min |
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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.