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WGUS74 KMEG 111507
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1007 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2014

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SHELBY TN-FAYETTE TN-
1007 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2014

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR FAYETTE AND SHELBY COUNTIES...

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR FAYETTE AND SHELBY COUNTIES.

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR
NORTHERN FAYETTE AND NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 1000 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 90 MINUTES.

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

AREA RIVERS ARE RISING QUICKLY. BRUNSWICK ROAD IS FLOODING AT
BRUNSWICK DUE TO THE RAPIDLY RISING LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER. HOMES AND
BUSINESSES WILL BE IMPACTED IN THE BRUNSWICK AREA. ALSO...EXPECT
WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING FIELDS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3531 9012 3535 9010 3540 9004 3538 8978
      3540 8978 3541 8972 3538 8964 3541 8954
      3539 8918 3517 8919 3515 9009 3520 9012
      3521 9008 3523 9008 3525 9010 3525 9015
      3529 9017

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