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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

931 PM CST THU FEB 15 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY

FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...WEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND

PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM

CORINTH TO DUBLIN MISSISSIPPI.



A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL TEXAS WILL TRACK ALONG A

STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY

MORNING. THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY PUSH STREAMS AND CREEKS

OUT OF THEIR BANKS OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY...ALLOWING PONDING OF WATER

IN LOW LYING AREAS TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE.



RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND BE READY

TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. TRAVELERS SHOULD NOT DRIVE

WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN

VEHICLES THAT ARE WASHED AWAY BY FLOOD WATER.



STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TV...CABLE TV...AND THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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