

000 

WGUS74 KMEG 252255

FFSMEG



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

555 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008



MSC093-TNC047-069-252345-

/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0142.000000T0000Z-080825T2345Z/

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

MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN-

555 PM CDT MON AUG 25 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR

NORTHERN HARDEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHERN MARSHALL

COUNTIES...



AT 555 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



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

SOMERVILLE...SILERTON...CLOVERPORT AND BOLIVAR.



.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH 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 3513 8906 3500 8923 3500 8934 3491 8934

      3475 8954 3473 8972 3498 8971 3501 8964

      3505 8964 3520 8950 3535 8930 3544 8902

      3543 8885 3539 8886 3534 8879 3525 8879



$$

