THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH - TopicsExpress



          

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 1045 PM CDT * AT 847 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SELMER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .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 FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. && LAT...LON 3506 8853 3506 8879 3519 8879 3520 8878 3524 8853 -SWC-
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 01:47:47 +0000

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