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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
852 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

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CROSS AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR-
LAUDERDALE TN-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN-
852 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR
TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD...SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...
LAUDERDALE...SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT...CRITTENDEN...NORTHEASTERN ST.
FRANCIS...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CROSS COUNTIES...

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR NORTHERN SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES...

AT 852 AM CDT...SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE 8 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL 
HAS OCCURRED IN TIPTON AND NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES OVER THE PAST 6 
HOURS. WATER IS OVER MANY ROADS AND HOMES ARE FLOODED.  RESCUES HAVE 
BEEN REPORTED IN TIPTON COUNTY. 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 EARLE...
FORREST CITY...KEISER...LEPANTO...LUXORA...MADISON...MARION...MARKED
TREE...OSCEOLA...PARKIN...TYRONZA...WEST MEMPHIS...WILSON...WYNNE...
BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...COVINGTON...GERMANTOWN...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...
MILLINGTON...RIPLEY...CORDOVA...FORT PILLOW STATE PARK...MEEMAN
SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK AND VILLAGE CREEK STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

.FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP
TO HIGHER GROUND.

.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 3539 9100 3593 8966 3550 8918 3502 8970
      3498 9083

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