FLASH FLOOD: MS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1226 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 330 PM CDT * AT 1226 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 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 3 HOURS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BATESVILLE...CHARLESTON...WATER VALLEY AND GEORGE PAYNE STATE PARK. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR SARDIS 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 FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. && LAT...LON 3388 9046 3409 9041 3429 9018 3440 8969 3431 8950 3392 8951 $$ ~Austin
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:29:34 +0000
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