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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

738 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

  OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

  PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 738 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

RIVERS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE AREA ARE RISING RAPIDLY AND ARE OUT OF 

THEIR BANKS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED 

AREAS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREAS OVER 

THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS 

WILL AGGRAVATE THE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. 

PLEASE REFER TO SPECIFIC RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ACTIONS THAT MAY 

NEED TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS 

ALONG RIVERS IN THE WARNED AREA. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION

  CITY...TROY...TIPTONVILLE...SOUTH FULTON...RIDGELY...OBION...

  COTTONWOOD GROVE...CLOVERDALE...CLAYTON...BOLTON...WARDELL...HAYTI

  HEIGHTS...HAYTI AND DEERING



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



.TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MEMPHIS.



LAT...LON 3650 8881 3637 8896 3624 8898 3622 8961

      3618 8996 3640 8995 3643 8956 3648 8949



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