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River Flood Warning 49, NWS Memphis, TN

April 2, 2025Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Apr 2, 2025, 12:55 PM CDT for Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 4, 2025, 9:24 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2025, 12:55 PM CDT (17:55 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 4, 2025, 9:24 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 18, 2025, 6:53 PM CDT
In force: 14 days
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Right Hand Chute Little River at Rivervale (RIGA4).

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07046600, 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 2, 12:53 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 12:53 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1127 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1041 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 4 ENE Whitehaven        35.04N 89.98W
04/02/2025  M58 MPH          Shelby             TN   Official NWS Obs

            ASOS site measured wind gust of 58 mph.

&&

JAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 9:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Madison	8 days
Apr 1, 9:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer	14 days
Apr 2, 1:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer	14 days
Apr 2, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby, Tipton	45 min
Apr 2, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	46 min
Apr 2, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Tipton	54 min
Apr 2, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	56 min
Apr 2, 3:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	56 min
Apr 2, 3:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman and 3 more	66 min
Apr 2, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin, McNairy	32 min
Apr 2, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy, Madison	29 min
Apr 2, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	67 min
Apr 2, 4:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison	66 min
Apr 2, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison	55 min
Apr 2, 5:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood	58 min
Apr 2, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Benton, Carroll	28 min
Apr 2, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson and 1 more	64 min
Apr 2, 6:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Henry and 1 more	47 min
Apr 2, 12:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tate, Tunica	9 days
Apr 2, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	48 min
Apr 2, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Tunica	43 min
Apr 2, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union	57 min
Apr 2, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo	65 min
Apr 2, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	59 min
Apr 2, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate	59 min
Apr 2, 4:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate	40 min
Apr 2, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo	41 min
Apr 2, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Tunica	58 min
Apr 2, 9:32 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Mississippi	6 hr
Apr 2, 12:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Craighead	12 days
Apr 2, 12:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	30 days
Apr 2, 5:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Cross, Poinsett	67 min
Apr 2, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	64 min
Apr 2, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Craighead, Cross, Poinsett	59 min
Apr 2, 6:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Cross, Poinsett, St. Francis	42 min
Apr 2, 6:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	65 min
Apr 2, 6:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Cross, St. Francis	52 min
Apr 2, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Cross, Greene, Poinsett, St. Francis	59 min
Apr 2, 6:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi	56 min
Apr 2, 6:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threat	MEG	Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett	68 min
Apr 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett	47 min
Apr 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Lee, Phillips, St. Francis	62 min
Apr 2, 6:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett	46 min
Apr 2, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	56 min
Apr 2, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MEG	Craighead, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett	47 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.