Today is forecast to be Much Warmer than yesterday.
Nowcast as of 1:01 PM CST on December 8, 2009
Now
A large area of rain with embedded strong thunderstorms...will continue to move northeast across the midsouth this afternoon. Heavy downpours associated with the thunderstorms can easily produce an inch of rain in a half of an hour. This will certainly cause ponding of water on the roadways...with small creeks and streams filling rapidly. In addition...there will be multiple strong cells training over the same locations...allowing for widespread one to two inches of rain for the majority of the midsouth through 3 PM CST. As of 1 PM CST...the leading edge of the precipitation was near a Malden Missouri...New Salem Mississippi line...and should be near a Puryear Tennessee...Iuka Mississippi line between 2 and 230 PM CST.
Forecast for Shelby
Updated: 11:56 am CST on December 8, 2009
This Afternoon
Showers and scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Windy. Showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 30 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Wednesday
Windy. Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Wind gusts to near 35 mph.
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... southern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Coahoma County in northwest Mississippi... DeSoto County in northwest Mississippi... northern Marshall County in northwest Mississippi... northwestern Panola County in northwest Mississippi... northern Quitman County in northwest Mississippi... Tate County in northwest Mississippi... Tunica County in northwest Mississippi... Fayette County in southwest Tennessee... southeastern Shelby County in southwest Tennessee...
* until 530 PM CST
* at 230 PM CST... Doppler radar estimates 1 to 3 inches of rainfall has occurred over the past 6 hours. Showers and thunderstorms will produce an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain over the next 2 hours.
* Locations in the warning include but are not limited to Elaine... Helena... West Helena... Clarksdale... Hernando... Olive Branch... Senatobia... Collierville... St Francis National Park and White River National Wildlife Refuge.
This warning also includes areas near Arkabutla Lake... Beaverdam Lake... DeSoto Lake... Flower Lake... Horseshoe Lake... Moon Lake and Old Town Lake.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
.To report flooding... Have the nearest law enforcement agency relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office in Memphis.
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued an
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for... Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Coahoma County in northwest Mississippi... DeSoto County in northwest Mississippi... Marshall County in northwest Mississippi... northern Panola County in northwest Mississippi... Quitman County in northwest Mississippi... Tate County in northwest Mississippi... Tunica County in northwest Mississippi... Fayette County in southwest Tennessee... southern Shelby County in southwest Tennessee...
* until 445 PM CST
* at 148 PM CST National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated very heavy rain over the advisory area. Portions of this area have already received 1 to 2 inches earlier today. National Weather Service Doppler radar estimates that showers and thunderstorms will produce an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain over the next 2 hours.
Locations affected by the Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory include Bartlett... Clarksdale... Collierville... Cordova... Elaine and Germantown.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
.To report flooding... Have the nearest law enforcement agency relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office.