****MEMPHIS CWA FLASH FLOOD WARNING*** BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 301 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 301 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HUNTINGDON...MCKENZIE...PARIS AND CAMDEN. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS BURNSIDE CREEK AT BETHEL CHURCH ROAD...BURNSIDE CREEK AT FLATWOODS ROAD AND CYPRESS CREEK AT OLD HIGHWAY 70. 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 FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
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