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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

614 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008



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CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-POINSETT AR-CLAY AR-RANDOLPH AR-GREENE 

AR-LAWRENCE AR-DUNKLIN MO-PEMISCOT MO-

614 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR

PEMISCOT...DUNKLIN...LAWRENCE...GREENE...RANDOLPH...CLAY...

POINSETT...MISSISSIPPI AND CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES...



AT 614 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED

AREA.  FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THESE AREAS.  SEVERAL 

COUNTY ROADS AND CITY STREETS ARE BECOMING IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODED 

ROADWAYS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE 

POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH 930 PM CST.  



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



.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.



LAT...LON 3639 8996 3641 8960 3626 8956 3625 8971

      3617 8959 3599 8973 3589 8964 3592 8973

      3573 8996 3565 8984 3554 9004 3544 8999

      3544 9105 3587 9106 3590 9136 3632 9127

      3648 9141 3650 9023 3662 9016 3662 8997

TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 180DEG 0KT 3561 9068



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