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WGUS74 KMEG 271514

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

1012 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008



TNC039-077-271600-

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DECATUR TN-HENDERSON TN-

1012 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR

EASTERN HENDERSON AND DECATUR COUNTIES...



AT 1000 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN DECATUR COUNTY 

REPORTED MANY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING INCLUDING MCKENZIE 

RD...BIBLE HILL RD...OLD PERRYVILLE RD...HWY 412 AND DAVIS MILL 

RD...AND TOMLIN CHAPEL RD. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO 

A COUPLE OF BRIDGES ACROSS THE COUNTY. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS DOPPLER 

RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WILDERSVILLE...PARSONS AND LEXINGTON.



THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN DECATUR

COUNTY BIBLE HILL ROAD AT SHIPMAN CREEK...BIBLE HILL ROAD IN

PARSONS...BOHANNON LD ROAD AT RICKETTS CREEK...CONCORD ROAD AT LESTER

CREEK...FAIRGROUND ROAD...HAYNES ROAD AT HOG CREEK...HOG CREEK ROAD

AT MILLS BRANCH...LARGE ROAD AT RUSSIAN CREEK...LARGO ROAD 4...

NORTHWOOD STREET IN PARSONS...OAK PARK ROAD AT CHEROKEE HEIGHTS

ROAD...OLD LEXINGTON ROAD AT BEAR CREEK AND W O BAKER ROAD .



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

WARNED AREA.



.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.



LAT...LON 3585 8800 3571 8801 3566 8798 3561 8801

      3558 8798 3548 8797 3545 8802 3540 8796

      3543 8836 3583 8844 3582 8818 3585 8817

TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 180DEG 0KT 3564 8809



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000 

WGUS74 KMEG 271514

FFSMEG



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

1012 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008



TNC039-077-271600-

/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0096.000000T0000Z-080527T1600Z/

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

DECATUR TN-HENDERSON TN-

1012 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR

EASTERN HENDERSON AND DECATUR COUNTIES...



AT 1000 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN DECATUR COUNTY 

REPORTED MANY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING INCLUDING MCKENZIE 

RD...BIBLE HILL RD...OLD PERRYVILLE RD...HWY 412 AND DAVIS MILL 

RD...AND TOMLIN CHAPEL RD. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO 

A COUPLE OF BRIDGES ACROSS THE COUNTY. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS DOPPLER 

RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WILDERSVILLE...PARSONS AND LEXINGTON.



THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN DECATUR

COUNTY BIBLE HILL ROAD AT SHIPMAN CREEK...BIBLE HILL ROAD IN

PARSONS...BOHANNON LD ROAD AT RICKETTS CREEK...CONCORD ROAD AT LESTER

CREEK...FAIRGROUND ROAD...HAYNES ROAD AT HOG CREEK...HOG CREEK ROAD

AT MILLS BRANCH...LARGE ROAD AT RUSSIAN CREEK...LARGO ROAD 4...

NORTHWOOD STREET IN PARSONS...OAK PARK ROAD AT CHEROKEE HEIGHTS

ROAD...OLD LEXINGTON ROAD AT BEAR CREEK AND W O BAKER ROAD .



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

WARNED AREA.



.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.



LAT...LON 3585 8800 3571 8801 3566 8798 3561 8801

      3558 8798 3548 8797 3545 8802 3540 8796

      3543 8836 3583 8844 3582 8818 3585 8817

TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 180DEG 0KT 3564 8809



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