Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 4:50AM CDT until May 6 at 6:30AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 2:50am
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 4:30am
Description:
FFWMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northwestern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...
Shelby County in Tennessee...
* Until 630 AM CDT.
* At 450 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bartlett, Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, West
Memphis, Horn Lake, Hernando, Millington, Cordova, T O Fuller
State Park, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Memphis, Lakeland,
Arlington, Byhalia, Walls, Southeast Memphis, Midtown Memphis and
Whitehaven.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Crittenden, AR; DeSoto, MS; Marshall, MS; Shelby, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN