THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 743 PM CDT... 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE NEXT 90 MINUTES. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HENDERSON...CHICKASAW STATE PARK AND CHICKASAW STATE FOREST. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR PINE LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. .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. && LAT...LON 3559 8884 3564 8860 3552 8842 3543 8828 3531 8836 3532 8891 MC
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:45:38 +0000
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