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River Flood Warning 70, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2025, 10:18 PM CDT for Tunica County, Mississippi; Lee County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 8, 2025, 10:45 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2025, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2025, 10:45 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2025, 7:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 days
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Lee County, AR, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing (MHOM6).
- Action stage
- 27 ft
- Minor stage
- 30 ft
- Moderate stage
- 35 ft
- Major stage
- 41 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 Apr 5, 7:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 655 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025 -A High Risk of excessive rainfall is in effect through tonight. Total rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 inches along and north of a Helena-West Helena to Holly Springs, MS to Savannah, TN line. This is not your average flood risk. Generational flooding with devastating impacts continue across much of the Midsouth. -Severe storms and excessive rainfall are expected to continue into tonight. -An Moderate Risk of severe weather is in effect for much of the Mid-South into tonight.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 7:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
717 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 655 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
-A High Risk of excessive rainfall is in effect through tonight.
Total rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 inches along and north of a
Helena-West Helena to Holly Springs, MS to Savannah, TN line.
This is not your average flood risk. Generational flooding with
devastating impacts continue across much of the Midsouth.
-Severe storms and excessive rainfall are expected to continue
into tonight.
-An Moderate Risk of severe weather is in effect for much of the
Mid-South into tonight.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
(This evening through next Friday)
Issued at 401 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
Generational Flooding continues to have devastating impacts
across a large portion of the Midsouth and will continue through
much of the night. Additionally, a risk of tornadoes continues
across much of north Mississippi. Conditions should improve Sunday
with cooler dry conditions expected next week.
Later this evening, as the disturbance approaches the Mississippi
River Valley, the front will abruptly stall and return south-
southeast sweeping across most of the Midsouth before midnight.
Conditions are most favorable for tornadoes from now through
midnight in northeast Mississippi, where the airmass is
undisturbed and quite unstable.
Flooding and Flash flooding also remain a major threat. Flash
flooding warnings are already in effect for much of the Midsouth
with additional warnings expected. Flooding will likely become the
more significant threat later this evening and overnight.
30/Sirmon
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 716 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
Widespread light to moderate rainfall will continue across all TAF
sites through at least tomorrow morning. Prevailing TSRA will be
most prevalent over the next 6 hours or so at TUP, before becoming
more scattered overnight. Elsewhere, embedded TSRA will end around
06/06Z. Winds will shift to the northeast and north overnight.
Low CIGs and VSBYs will continue as well. Conditions may not
improve until the following period.
AC3
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for ARZ009-018-026>028-035-
036-048-049-058.
MO...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for MOZ113-115.
MS...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for MSZ001>005-007-008-
010>014-020.
Flood Watch through Sunday afternoon for MSZ006-009-015>017-
021>024.
TN...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for TNZ001>004-019>022-
048>055-088>092.
&&
PUBLIC FORECAST...JDS
AVIATION...AC3In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 5, 7:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
758 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM Flash Flood 3 NE Belle Eagle 35.72N 89.21W
04/05/2025 Haywood TN Emergency Mngr
Vehicle stranded on Highway 54 near the
Crockett/Haywood County line. Water rescue
underway.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Apr 5, 8:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
820 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSW Blue Springs 34.39N 88.88W
04/05/2025 Union MS Storm Chaser
Large tree and power lines down on County
Road 209 near Highway 9. Possible tornado.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Apr 5, 8:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
833 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0828 PM Flash Flood Corinth 34.93N 88.52W
04/05/2025 Alcorn MS Amateur Radio
Cass St underpass flooded.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Apr 5, 8:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
849 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 NNW Ecru 34.41N 89.04W
04/05/2025 Union MS Storm Chaser
Uprooted tree destroyed carport in Ingomar.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Apr 5, 10:12 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1012 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSE Tishomingo 34.59N 88.22W
04/05/2025 Tishomingo MS County Official
Trees and powerlines down on CR 23 in
Dennis.
&&Local storm report, Apr 5, 10:18 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1018 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0921 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSW Marietta 34.49N 88.48W
04/05/2025 Prentiss MS County Official
Large pine tree down across Highway 371
about 100 yards south of CR 5490 about a
mile south of Marietta.
&&The 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, 10:20 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, 5:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.