FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 845 PM CDT MON JUL 14 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 1245 AM CDT * AT 845 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 3 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 BATESVILLE...CURTIS STATION...POPE...CLARKSDALE...DUBLIN... JONESTOWN...KINGS...BELEN...CROWDER...DARLING...LAMBERT AND MARKS. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR MOON LAKE. 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.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 03:12:35 +0000
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