1 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 Dec 18, 10:00 AM CST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1000 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2001 TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP A LITTLE MORE THAN EXPECTED SO WILL RAISE HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. REMAINDER OF FORECAST LOOKS FINE SO NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES PLANNED. .MEG...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water reached into several homes in the Clarksdale area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, December 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5275188.