Alert archive / Mississippi / River Flood Warnings in 2026
River Flood Warning 13, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this river flood warning at Apr 29, 2026, 8:48 PM CDT for Lafayette County, Marshall County, Union County, Mississippi. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2026, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2026, 1:38 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Lafayette County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Little Tallahatchie River at Etta (ETAM6). The gauge peaked at 25.04 ft at Apr 29, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 20 ft
- Minor stage
- 25 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07268000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
785
WGUS44 KMEG 300148
FLWMEG
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
848 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026
...The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi...
Little Tallahatchie Canal at Etta
For the Little Tallahatchie River...including Etta...Minor flooding
is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/memphis.
The next statement will be issued as needed.
&&
MSC071-093-145-301400-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FL.W.0013.260430T0148Z-260430T1400Z/
/ETAM6.1.ER.260429T2300Z.260430T0600Z.260430T0800Z.NO/
848 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TOMORROW
MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Tallahatchie Canal at Etta.
* WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Extensive cropland flooding is occurring,
mainly between State Highway 30 and County Road 46. Water is
beginning to cover the unpaved portion of Union County Road 47
near Mud Creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 25.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 8:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 25.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.2
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage late tonight.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3466 8944 3466 8910 3446 8912 3434 8925
3441 8944
$$
DNM1 follow-up statement
655
WGUS84 KMEG 300638
FLSMEG
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
138 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Mississippi...
Little Tallahatchie Canal at Etta
MSC071-093-145-300745-
/O.CAN.KMEG.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260430T0638Z/
/ETAM6.1.ER.260429T2300Z.260430T0130Z.260430T0330Z.NO/
138 AM CDT Thu Apr 30 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Little Tallahatchie Canal at Etta.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 24.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 11.5 feet Monday
evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3466 8944 3466 8910 3446 8912 3434 8925
3441 8944
$$
CMAWhat 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 29, 6:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Issued at 628 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026
- Mostly dry weather will return to areas along and north of I-40 with a low to medium chance for additional showers across north Mississippi into tonight.
- A low to medium chance for rain showers is expected Friday into Friday night south of I-40.
- Cooler and drier weather is expected for the upcoming weekend, with high temperatures in the 60s and 70s.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 629 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 628 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026 - Mostly dry weather will return to areas along and north of I-40 with a low to medium chance for additional showers across north Mississippi into tonight. - A low to medium chance for rain showers is expected Friday into Friday night south of I-40. - Cooler and drier weather is expected for the upcoming weekend, with high temperatures in the 60s and 70s. && .DISCUSSION... (This evening through next Tuesday) Issued at 1253 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026 Late morning surface analysis places a cold front from New England back through Middle Tennessee, North Mississippi, and into Central and West Texas. GOES visible satellite trends show cloudy skies prevailing across the Mid-South with some clearing beginning to occur across portions of northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel. 12 PM temperatures range from the lower to middle 60s behind the cold front, to the 70s across northeast Mississippi. GOES Water Vapor satellite trends and 12Z upper air analysis show a weak shortwave embedded within nearly zonal flow aloft across the Southern Plains. Regional WSR-88D radar trends have shown additional late morning convective development near the ArkLaTex. This activity is expected to move east into central Mississippi into tonight, with rain chances persisting across north Mississippi near the stalled surface boundary. Any additional rainfall amounts will average less than one-tenth of an inch. Elsewhere, a 1023 mb surface high over the Central Plains will gradually build southeast into portions of the Mid-South into Friday, bringing a return of drier weather. There is a low to medium chance (30-60%) of showers returning Friday into Friday night as a shortwave trough off the Pacific Coast of California moves into the region, consolidating with a mid-level trough over the Mississippi Valley. Confidence remains high for cooler and drier air for the upcoming weekend into early next week following the passage of the upper level trough This upper-level trough will bring cooler air along with drier weather into early next week. Little change is expected in the upper level pattern next week with rain chances increasing again towards the latter half of next week ahead of another mid-level trough. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 628 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026 A few -SHRAs have developed over eastern Arkansas triggering low to medium confidence that they will affect MEM and TUP this evening. Hi-res guidance also supports this activity. Confidence remains lower (30%) at MEM for -SHRAs on station but in close enough proximity to carry a VCSH for a few hours. There is a 40 to 50% chance for -SHRAs on station at TUP with a tempo accounting for this activity. Dry conditions will return overnight as the upper level disturbance moves east of the area. There is high confidence that VFR conditions will prevail through the period as surface high pressure nudges in from the northwest. AC3 && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1253 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026 Fire weather concerns are not anticipated this period due to recent wetting rains. Minimum relative humidity values will fall to 35 to 40 percent Thursday with 20ft winds remaining light. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. && PUBLIC FORECAST...CJC AVIATION...AC3
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 29, 4:24 PM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
424 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0949 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 WNW Red Banks 34.84N 89.62W
04/28/2026 Marshall MS Emergency Mngr
A police vehicle was rolled over and off
Interstate 22 near exit 18 due to very
strong straight-line winds. No injuries
reported. Time is radar estimated.
&&
AC3Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
611 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0433 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Henning 35.69N 89.58W
04/28/2026 Lauderdale TN Public
Large tree uprooted in Henning, along Poplar
Grove Cemetery Road. East side of Hwy 51.
&&
DNMLocal storm report, Apr 29, 6:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
616 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0526 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 6 N Middleton 35.15N 88.91W
04/28/2026 Hardeman TN Public
Several trees downed and uprooted along
Hebron Lane.
&&
DNMLocal storm report, Apr 29, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
632 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0557 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 NW Cedar Grove 35.87N 88.66W
04/28/2026 Carroll TN Public
Tree limbs downed, broken, and uprooted
along Johns Creek Rd and Hwy 220.
&&
DNMLocal storm report, Apr 29, 7:52 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
752 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM Hail Corning 36.41N 90.59W
04/28/2026 M1.75 Inch Clay AR Law Enforcement
&&
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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.