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WGUS74 KMEG 271417

FFSMEG



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

816 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



MSC013-017-135-161-271545-

/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090227T1545Z/

YALOBUSHA MS-TALLAHATCHIE MS-CALHOUN MS-CHICKASAW MS-

816 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CST FOR

CHICKASAW...CALHOUN...TALLAHATCHIE AND YALOBUSHA COUNTIES...



AT 816 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

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

2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. WATER 

IS ALREADY COVERING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 9 BETWEEN PITTSBORO AND 

CALHOUN CITY IN CALHOUN COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GEORGE PAYNE

STATE PARK...WEBB...WATER VALLEY...VELMA...TUTWILER...SUMNER...

SCOBEY...PITTSBORO...PAYNES...OKOLONA...HOULKA...ENID...

COFFEEVILLE...CHARLESTON...BRUCE AND BANNER.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.



.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 3375 9029 3381 9018 3382 9045 3408 9045

      3408 9014 3416 9013 3419 8971 3417 8925

      3408 8924 3408 8872 3381 8871 3381 8892

      3374 8903 3373 8950 3387 8951 3390 8993

      3383 8993 3381 9013 3373 9013 3369 9028



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