

000 

WGUS54 KMEG 211937

FFWMEG

MSC013-017-115-145-212230-

/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0138.080821T1937Z-080821T2230Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

237 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  WESTERN CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  PONTOTOC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...



* UNTIL 530 PM CDT



* AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 1 TO 2 HOURS...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA.



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

  PONTOTOC...PINEDALE...NEW HARMONY...NEW ALBANY...KEOWNVILLE...ETTA

  AND ECRU.



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

WARNED AREA THROUGH 530 PM CDT WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE 

AS NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS.



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.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MEMPHIS.



.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 3395 8944 3417 8924 3458 8922 3461 8876

      3437 8883 3404 8897 3375 8919 3373 8943



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KMEG 211937

FFWMEG

MSC013-017-115-145-212230-

/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0138.080821T1937Z-080821T2230Z/

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

237 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  WESTERN CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  PONTOTOC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...



* UNTIL 530 PM CDT



* AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 1 TO 2 HOURS...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA.



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

  PONTOTOC...PINEDALE...NEW HARMONY...NEW ALBANY...KEOWNVILLE...ETTA

  AND ECRU.



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

WARNED AREA THROUGH 530 PM CDT WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE 

AS NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS.



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.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MEMPHIS.



.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 3395 8944 3417 8924 3458 8922 3461 8876

      3437 8883 3404 8897 3375 8919 3373 8943



$$

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