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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
609 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

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FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN-
609 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN TIPTON...NORTHERN SHELBY AND NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE
COUNTIES...

A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN SHELBY 
COUNTY...SOUTHERN TIPTON COUNTY...AND NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY. 
DANGEROUS FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA DUE TO A 
LEVEE BREAK ALONG THE BIG CREEK.

SHELBY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT A LEVEE HAS 
BREACHED ALONG BIG CREEK AND CONTINUES TO FLOOD AREAS FROM SHELBY 
FORREST TO THE FAYETTE COUNTY LINE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD THE 
WARNED LOCATIONS. AT THIS TIME...FIVE FEET OF WATER HAS FLOODED THE 
NAVAL AIR STATION IN MILLINGTON AND WATER CONTINUES TO RISE QUICKLY 
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF MILLINGTON. LIVE WATER RESCUES 
CONTINUE AND UPWARDS OF 200 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RESCUED. IN 
ADDITION...200 TO 300 HOMES HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN BASE HOUSING AT 
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY IN MILLINGTON. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
SITUATION. IF WATER BEGINS TO QUICKLY RISE IN YOUR LOCATION...MOVE 
IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MILLINGTON
AND MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK.

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 SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

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LAT...LON 3531 9016 3532 9010 3537 9011 3542 9007
      3541 9005 3545 9000 3546 9001 3549 8998
      3550 8947 3521 8947 3523 9008 3526 9010
      3526 9015 3529 9017

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