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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

1058 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008



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CARROLL TN-GIBSON TN-

1058 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR EAST

CENTRAL GIBSON AND WESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...



AT 1058 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 4 

HOURS...RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE 

OVER AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR...WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 

INCH PER HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATWOOD.



.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 3583 8838 3583 8857 3579 8860 3579 8866

      3612 8884 3612 8875 3609 8874 3606 8867

      3612 8864 3611 8853 3614 8848

TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 180DEG 0KT 3592 8861



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