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WGUS74 KMEG 011152
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
647 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-
647 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR
TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD...SHELBY...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...
LAUDERDALE...SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT...CRITTENDEN...NORTHEASTERN ST.
FRANCIS...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND CROSS COUNTIES...

AT 647 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING 
IN NORTHERN SHELBY AND SOUTHERN TIPTON COUNTIES.  WATER IS OVER MANY 
ROADS IN THAT AREA AND HOMES ARE REPORTED FLOODED.  4 TO 6 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED AMD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN 
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR...ESPECIALLY IN 
SOUTHERN TIPTON AND NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES.

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...

.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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