NWS Memphis TNFA.W 0005June 22, 2026
Flood Warning: Crittenden and Shelby, AR and TN
The National Weather Service office in Memphis issued a flood warning for Crittenden and Shelby in Arkansas, Tennessee, which was in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on June 22. It was the 5th areal flood warning the NWS office in Memphis issued in 2026. Arkansas had 8 flood warnings in June 2026, against 11 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Arkansas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Memphis TN
- Area
- Crittenden and Shelby
- State
- Arkansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:33 p.m. CDT, June 22, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. CDT, June 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMEG FA.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Prolonged flooding caused by excessive rainfall from this morning is expected. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, including the following county, Crittenden and West Tennessee, including the following county, Shelby. * WHEN...Until 200 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1230 PM CDT, Heavy rain due to thunderstorms occurred this morning. Flooding continues in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bartlett, Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, West Memphis, Marion, Millington, Cordova, T O Fuller State Park, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Edmondson, Sunset, Midtown Memphis, Frayser, Downtown Memphis, Southeast Memphis and Ellendale. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.