

000 

WGUS54 KMEG 022211

FFWMEG

MSC071-093-107-137-022345-

/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0070.080502T2210Z-080502T2345Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

510 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  EASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  SOUTHEASTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...



* UNTIL 645 PM CDT



* AT 510 PM CDT... OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT

  2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED     

  AREA.



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

  LAWS HILL...HOLLY SPRINGS...HARMONTOWN...GLENVILLE...COMO...

  BETHLEHEM AND BARR.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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.



.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 3456 8998 3489 8935 3486 8934 3484 8932

      3447 8930 3423 8993

TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 180DEG 0KT 3448 8954



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KMEG 022211

FFWMEG

MSC071-093-107-137-022345-

/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0070.080502T2210Z-080502T2345Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

510 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  EASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  SOUTHEASTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...



* UNTIL 645 PM CDT



* AT 510 PM CDT... OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT

  2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED     

  AREA.



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

  LAWS HILL...HOLLY SPRINGS...HARMONTOWN...GLENVILLE...COMO...

  BETHLEHEM AND BARR.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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.



.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 3456 8998 3489 8935 3486 8934 3484 8932

      3447 8930 3423 8993

TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 180DEG 0KT 3448 8954



$$

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