Flood Advisory Issued for Memphis Area Through 5 PM Monday
Heavy thunderstorms have dropped 2 to 4 inches of rain across the Memphis metro area, prompting a flood advisory through 5 p.m. for Shelby and Crittenden counties.
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — The National Weather Service in Memphis issued a flood advisory Monday afternoon for parts of West Tennessee and East Arkansas, warning residents of minor flooding caused by heavy rainfall from thunderstorms moving through the region.
The advisory, issued at 1:55 p.m. CDT, remains in effect until 5:00 p.m. CDT on June 22. Shelby County in West Tennessee and Crittenden County in East Arkansas are the primary areas covered under the alert.
Rainfall Totals and Flooding Impacts
According to the National Weather Service, Doppler radar confirmed heavy rain associated with thunderstorms as of 1:55 p.m. CDT. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain had already fallen across the advisory area at the time of the alert.
Forecasters warned that minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in low-lying areas and locations with poor drainage. Residents in affected neighborhoods were urged to avoid flooded roadways and heed any road closures in place.
Communities in the Advisory Area
The National Weather Service identified the following locations as likely to experience flooding:
- Memphis
- Midtown Memphis
- Downtown Memphis
- Southeast Memphis
- Frayser
- Cordova
- Bartlett
- Germantown
- Collierville
- Lakeland
- Arlington
- Millington
- Ellendale
- West Memphis
- Marion
- Southaven
- Edmondson
- Sunset
- T.O. Fuller State Park
- Meeman Shelby Forest State Park
An earlier flood advisory issued at 1:07 p.m. CDT expired at 1:15 p.m. CDT. That advisory had covered a broader area, including Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett and St. Francis counties in East Arkansas, and Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby and Tipton counties in West Tennessee.
Earlier Advisory Expired, Concerns Remain
The National Weather Service noted that heavy rain had ended in the area covered by the earlier advisory, but warned that flooding remained a concern for eastern Crittenden County and most of Shelby County, the latter now covered under an areal flood warning.
Officials continued to urge residents to heed remaining road closures even after the first advisory expired. For more information on flood safety, the National Weather Service directed the public to weather.gov/safety/flood.
