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WGUS74 KMEG 111224
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
724 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2014

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DESOTO MS-SHELBY TN-FAYETTE TN-CRITTENDEN AR-
724 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN CRITTENDEN...SOUTHERN FAYETTE...SOUTHERN SHELBY AND NORTHERN
DESOTO COUNTIES...

AT 724 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAGRANGE...
COLLIERVILLE...DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS...GERMANTOWN...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...
SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS...SOUTHWEST MEMPHIS...WHITEHAVEN...LAKE
CORMORANT...EUDORA...HORN LAKE...LYNCHBURG...OLIVE BRANCH...
SOUTHAVEN...WALLS...CRAWFORDSVILLE...EDMONDSON...HORSESHOE LAKE...
JENNETTE...MARION...PINCKNEY...SIMSBORO...SUNSET...WEST MEMPHIS...
CORDOVA AND T O FULLER STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

.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.

&&

LAT...LON 3524 9034 3526 9020 3518 9008 3519 8919
      3500 8920 3500 8972 3490 8973 3483 9015
      3484 9020 3486 9021 3488 9041 3514 9040
      3515 9042 3519 9042

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