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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

920 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

  TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...



* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT



* AT 920 PM CDT... OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT

  1 TO OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



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

  WHITEVILLE...SPRING CREEK...SILERTON...RIPLEY...NUTBUSH...

  MUNFORD...MILLINGTON...MIFFLIN...MERCER...JACKSON...JACKS CREEK...

  HUMBOLDT...HOLLY GROVE...HILLVILLE...HENDERSON...HALLS...FULTON...

  FT PILLOW...FORKED DEER...EATON...DIXONVILLE...DANCYVILLE...

  COVINGTON...CLOVERPORT...CHESTNUT BLUFF...BROWNSVILLE...BRIGHTON...

  BEMIS...BELLS...BELLE EAGLE...ALAMO AND ADAIR.



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.



.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 3594 8885 3585 8869 3577 8860 3560 8860

      3547 8837 3539 8838 3536 8865 3525 8879

      3518 8879 3502 8922 3500 9011 3532 8992

      3563 8992 3567 8987 3566 8991 3590 8935

      3589 8928 3599 8914

TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 180DEG 0KT 3530 8935



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