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WGUS74 KMEG 271932

FFSMEG



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

132 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



MSC135-161-272030-

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YALOBUSHA MS-TALLAHATCHIE MS-

132 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR

TALLAHATCHIE AND YALOBUSHA COUNTIES...



AT 132 PM 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.



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

VELMA...TUTWILER...SUMNER...SCOBEY...PAYNES...COFFEEVILLE AND

CHARLESTON.



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.



.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 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 3373 9031 3377 9026 3377 9018 3379 9018

      3381 9021 3381 9044 3406 9045 3409 8950

      3388 8950 3387 8977 3390 8978 3390 8994

      3383 8994 3381 9014 3373 9015 3373 9024

      3369 9027



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