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WGUS74 KMEG 212129

FFSMEG



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

427 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008



MSC013-115-145-212230-

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UNION MS-PONTOTOC MS-CALHOUN MS-

427 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR

EASTERN CALHOUN...PONTOTOC AND CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES...



AT 427 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING IN THE CITY OF PONTOTOC. CITY HALL AND THE FIREHOUSE ARE 

FLOODED AND MAIN STREET IS CLOSED IN PONTOTOC.  OVER THE PAST 3 

HOURS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 

FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



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

PONTOTOC...NEW HARMONY...NEW ALBANY...KEOWNVILLE AND ECRU.



.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 3382 8938 3395 8935 3417 8919 3458 8907

      3461 8877 3437 8883 3410 8895 3408 8899

      3408 8913 3401 8914 3383 8928



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