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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

753 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009



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COAHOMA MS-

753 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR

EASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY...



AT 744 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 

ALONG SEVERAL ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CLARKSDALE. IN 

ADDITION...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 

TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST HOUR OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

INCLUDE KINGS AND JONESTOWN.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



.ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



.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.



.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.



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LAT...LON 3399 9066 3439 9063 3441 9060 3442 9040

      3428 9041 3426 9046 3399 9046



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