Tennessee Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 13:07

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 4 at 3:07PM CDT until July 4 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 1:07pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
FFWMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Fayette County in Tennessee... Eastern Shelby County in Tennessee... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 307 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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, Collierville, Germantown, Cordova, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Somerville, Eads, Ellendale, Southeast Memphis, Warren, Macon, Oakland, Piperton, Gallaway, Rossville, Moscow, Williston and Braden. This includes the following streams and drainages... Harrington Creek, Hebron Branch, Shaws Creek, Jones Creek, Crooked Creek, Treadville Creek, Johns Creek, Russell Creek, Little Cypress Creek Canal, Johnsons Creek, Grissum Creek, Stafford Creek, Big Creek, Tenmile Creek, Wolf River, Beaver Creek, Cypress Creek, Watkins Creek, Alexander Creek, White Station Creek, Bluff Creek, Raner Creek, Hall Creek, Scotts Creek, Marys Creek, Cane Creek, Clear Creek, Laurel Creek Canal, Hurricane Creek, Teague Branch, Loosahatchie River, East Beaver Creek, Golden Creek, Nonconnah Creek, Harrison Creek, Field Creek, Clay Branch, Wilder Creek, Big Muddy Creek, Hargis Creek, Fletcher Creek, Grays Creek and Black Bayou.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Fayette, TN; Shelby, TN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN