

000 

WGUS54 KMEG 022202

FFWMEG

TNC157-022300-

/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0069.080502T2201Z-080502T2300Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

501 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* AT 501 PM CDT... OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT

  A HALF TO INCH OF RAIN FELL IN DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS.



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

  MEMPHIS...LAKELAND...FRAYSER...ELLENDALE...DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS AND

  BARTLETT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.

TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.



LAT...LON 3515 8970 3502 8999 3502 9017 3514 9012

      3512 9008 3514 9006 3522 9008 3530 9004

      3536 8966

TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 180DEG 0KT 3512 8994



$$



000 

WGUS54 KMEG 022202

FFWMEG

TNC157-022300-

/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0069.080502T2201Z-080502T2300Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

501 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* AT 501 PM CDT... OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT

  A HALF TO INCH OF RAIN FELL IN DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS.



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

  MEMPHIS...LAKELAND...FRAYSER...ELLENDALE...DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS AND

  BARTLETT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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.



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

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.

TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.



LAT...LON 3515 8970 3502 8999 3502 9017 3514 9012

      3512 9008 3514 9006 3522 9008 3530 9004

      3536 8966

TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 180DEG 0KT 3512 8994



$$

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