1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 13, 7:30 PM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 730 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2001 ZONE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. NO CHANGES ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .MEG...NONE.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Four inches of rain in a short period of time caused flood waters to reach many houses in Jonesboro with about 100 people forced to evacuate. Several roads were closed in the city.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, February 2001
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