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The National Weather Service in Memphis said Wednesday morning that a Flood Watch will go into effect at 3 p.m. Wednesday through 6 p.m. Friday for the Mid-South.
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS, NORTH MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN
EAST ARKANSAS, CLAY, CRAIGHEAD, CRITTENDEN, CROSS, GREENE, LEE AR,
MISSISSIPPI, PHILLIPS, POINSETT AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH
MISSISSIPPI, COAHOMA, DESOTO AND TUNICA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI,
DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE, BENTON TN, CARROLL,
CHESTER, CROCKETT, DECATUR, DYER, FAYETTE, GIBSON, HARDEMAN,
HARDIN, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, HENRY, LAKE, LAUDERDALE, MADISON,
MCNAIRY, OBION, SHELBY, TIPTON AND WEAKLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A COUPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR
INCHES WITH LOCAL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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