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 Sep 19, 2:44 PM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 344 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2002 SFC FRONT EXTENDING FROM UPR MS VALLEY SW INTO OK THIS AFTN WITH UPR TROF FROM NRN PLAINS INTO THE TX PANHANDLE. FRONT WL MOVE THROUGH AR OVERNIGHT AND BE ENTERING E AR BY 12Z. MODELS INDICATE DEEP MOISTURE AND PLENTY OF UPWARD MOTION ACRS THE REGION. ATTM...LARGE AMOUNTS OF PRECIP EXTEND FROM ARKLATEX INTO NE AR. WL GO WITH 100 POPS ACRS WRN HALF OF THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT WITH MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN. SVR WX THREAT APPEARS TO BE MINIMAL. SOUNDINGS INDICATE DEEP MOISTURE AND WEAK LAPSE RATES. MAY BE AN ISOLATED SVR STORM WITH WIND DAMAGE BUT NOT ENOUGH ACTIVITY TO MENTION IN ZONES. FRONT WL MOVE SLOWLY ACRS THE MID SOUTH ON FRI WITH RAIN TAPERING OFF FROM W TO E. BY 00Z SAT EXPECT FRONT TO BE NEAR THE TN RIVER. EXPECT FOR A CHC OF EVENING SHRAS ACRS NE MS SKIES WL CLEAR OUT ACRS THE MID SOUTH. SUNNY SKIES WL PREVAIL ON SAT AND SUN WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS IN THE LOW 80S. A REINFORCING CDFNT WL SLIP THROUGH LATE SUN AND ACTUALLY RESULT IN COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPS NEXT WEEK. EXPECT DRY WEATHER WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S MON-THU. .MEG...NONE. SJM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A few streets were flooded.
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