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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

521 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008



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DESOTO MS-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-

521 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR

SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND DESOTO COUNTIES...



AT 521 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

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

TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 

FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN 

THE CITIES OF BARTLETT IN TENNESSEE AND OLIVE BRANCH IN MISSISSIPPI.



.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



.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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MEMPHIS.



LAT...LON 3504 9020 3513 9016 3514 9007 3523 9007

      3530 9016 3542 9005 3538 8964 3540 8920

      3521 8950 3501 8964 3499 8972 3478 8972

      3478 8990 3471 9002 3477 9013 3473 9020

      3486 9020 3487 9030 3494 9024 3502 9030



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