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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

103 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008



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PHILLIPS AR-ALCORN MS-TISHOMINGO MS-TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-PRENTISS MS-

UNION MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-COAHOMA MS-LEE MS-QUITMAN MS-

ITAWAMBA MS-PONTOTOC MS-YALOBUSHA MS-TALLAHATCHIE MS-CALHOUN MS-

MONROE MS-CHICKASAW MS-

103 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR

CHICKASAW...MONROE...CALHOUN...TALLAHATCHIE...YALOBUSHA...PONTOTOC...

ITAWAMBA...QUITMAN...LEE...COAHOMA...PANOLA...LAFAYETTE...UNION...

PRENTISS...BENTON...TIPPAH...TISHOMINGO...ALCORN AND SOUTHEASTERN

PHILLIPS COUNTIES...



AT 103 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS GENERALLY FALLEN ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA SINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHEELER...

WENASOGA...TUPELO...TISHOMINGO...THRASHERS...THEO...SLEDGE...

SARDIS...SANDY SPRINGS...SALTILLO...RIPLEY...PRATTS FRIENDSHIP...

PLEASANT GROVE...PINEFLAT...PINEDALE...OXFORD...NEW HARMONY...NEW

ALBANY...MIDWAY...MICHIGAN CITY...MARKS...MANTACHIE...LEEDY...

KINGS...KEOWNVILLE...JUMPERTOWN...JONESTOWN...IUKA...HINKLE...

HARMONTOWN...GUNTOWN...GRAVESTOWN...GLENVILLE...GLEN...FULTON...

FRIARS POINT...FAIRVIEW...ETTA...ENDVILLE...ECRU...DENMARK...

DARLING...CURTIS STATION...CRENSHAW...CORINTH...COMO...CANAAN...

CAMBRIDGE...BURTON...BURNSVILLE...BURGESS...BOONEVILLE...BLUE

MOUNTAIN...BLAIR...BELMONT...BELEN...BATESVILLE AND BALDWYN.



.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE  

WARNED AREA. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF AFTER 6 PM CDT.



.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



.DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MEMPHIS.



LAT...LON 3382 8892 3374 8945 3387 8949 3390 8993

      3379 9015 3382 9044 3400 9043 3399 9065

      3412 9064 3412 9097 3452 9055 3442 9040

      3457 9017 3451 8925 3499 8927 3500 8818

      3489 8808 3373 8825 3368 8837 3369 8866

TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 180DEG 0KT 3425 8924



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