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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

1034 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009



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YALOBUSHA MS-CALHOUN MS-CHICKASAW MS-

1034 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR

CHICKASAW...CALHOUN AND EASTERN YALOBUSHA COUNTIES...



AT 1034 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

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

SEVERAL HOURS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL 

HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. MUCH OF THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN WILL 

CONTINUE TO RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING. MOTORISTS 

SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION FOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN LOW 

LYING SPOTS.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WATER

VALLEY AND OKOLONA. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES DAVIS LAKE.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



.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 3372 8950 3387 8951 3387 8977 3389 8980

      3419 8971 3413 8927 3412 8924 3408 8924

      3408 8900 3404 8871 3381 8871 3381 8891

      3375 8893 3375 8901 3373 8903 3374 8917

      3372 8918



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