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WGUS74 KMEG 031628

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ARZ058-MSZ006-009>017-031715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

1125 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PHILLIPS...UNION... 

LAFAYETTE...PANOLA...COAHOMA...LEE...QUITMAN...ITAWAMBA AND PONTOTOC 

COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM CDT...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TISHOMINGO AND PRENTISS UNTIL 

115 PM CDT...



AT 1120 AM CDT...HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN 

MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. BETWEEN 8 AM CDT AND 11 AM CDT 

1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL FROM HELENA THROUGH OXFORD TO TUPELO. 



STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN OXFORD...BATESVILLE...TUPELO AND NEW 

ALBANY. 



.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OF WATER TO FLOAT A VEHICLE.

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