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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

817 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  EASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  SOUTHERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  SOUTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 817 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS DOPPLER

  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS   

  THE WARNED AREA AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT  

  FEW HOURS.



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

  POCAHONTAS...ACTON...WENASOGA...THEO...RIPLEY...MICHIGAN CITY...

  LEEDY...LAMAR...HINKLE...GRAVESTOWN...GLEN...CORINTH AND CANAAN.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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 3431 8930 3500 8935 3500 8920 3504 8918

      3525 8839 3456 8835 3451 8855 3452 8872

      3445 8879 3438 8905 3438 8924 3432 8925

TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 180DEG 0KT 3472 8881



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