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000 

WGUS54 KMEG 292255

FFWMEG

MSC013-017-057-081-095-115-300445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

554 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  PONTOTOC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1200 AM CDT



* AT 542 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF 

HOURS OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



* THE CORE OF HURRICANE KATRINA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA LATER TONIGHT. EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL 

RATES UP TO 1 1/2 INCHES PER HOUR...ARE EXPECTED WITH INNER BANDS 

ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 

5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND FLASH 

FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND 

LOCATIONS USUALLY PRONED TO FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VERONA...

  VARDAMAN...TUPELO...TROY...TREMONT...TREBLOC...SMITHVILLE...

  SHANNON...SANDY SPRINGS...SALTILLO...SABOUGLA...RANDOLPH...

  PYLAND...PRATTS FRIENDSHIP...PRAIRIE...PONTOTOC...PLANTERSVILLE...

  PITTSBORO...OKOLONA...NEW WREN...NEW SALEM...NETTLETON...

  MANTACHIE...HOUSTON...HOULKA...GUNTOWN...FURRS...FULTON...

  FAIRVIEW...EVERGREEN...ECRU...DERMA...CALHOUN CITY...BRUCE...

  BLAIR...BANNER...BALDWYN...AMORY AND ABERDEEN.



.A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED

ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND, DONT DROWN



.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY



.STAY TUNED TO THIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST

UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0

8 7 5.



LAT...LON 3447 8815 3375 8824 3368 8843 3369 8872

      3381 8871 3382 8893 3375 8893 3375 8903

      3375 8950 3417 8950 3416 8924 3440 8923

      3438 8878 3450 8878



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KMEG 292255

FFWMEG

MSC013-017-057-081-095-115-300445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

554 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  PONTOTOC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1200 AM CDT



* AT 542 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF 

HOURS OVER AN INCH OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



* THE CORE OF HURRICANE KATRINA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA LATER TONIGHT. EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL 

RATES UP TO 1 1/2 INCHES PER HOUR...ARE EXPECTED WITH INNER BANDS 

ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 

5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND FLASH 

FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND 

LOCATIONS USUALLY PRONED TO FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VERONA...

  VARDAMAN...TUPELO...TROY...TREMONT...TREBLOC...SMITHVILLE...

  SHANNON...SANDY SPRINGS...SALTILLO...SABOUGLA...RANDOLPH...

  PYLAND...PRATTS FRIENDSHIP...PRAIRIE...PONTOTOC...PLANTERSVILLE...

  PITTSBORO...OKOLONA...NEW WREN...NEW SALEM...NETTLETON...

  MANTACHIE...HOUSTON...HOULKA...GUNTOWN...FURRS...FULTON...

  FAIRVIEW...EVERGREEN...ECRU...DERMA...CALHOUN CITY...BRUCE...

  BLAIR...BANNER...BALDWYN...AMORY AND ABERDEEN.



.A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED

ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND, DONT DROWN



.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY



.STAY TUNED TO THIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST

UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0

8 7 5.



LAT...LON 3447 8815 3375 8824 3368 8843 3369 8872

      3381 8871 3382 8893 3375 8893 3375 8903

      3375 8950 3417 8950 3416 8924 3440 8923

      3438 8878 3450 8878



$$

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