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WGUS74 KMEG 132126

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TNZ088-089-132145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

419 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2002





...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM...



CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH 545 PM CDT INCLUDE...

  MEMPHIS...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...BARTLETT...CORDOVA AND 

SURROUNDING LOCATIONS.



AT 415 PM CDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS NUMEROUS ROADS UNDERWATER IN 

PORTIONS OF EAST MEMPHIS AND CORDOVA.  RAINFALL IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH 

RANGE FELL IN THIS AREA SINCE 3 PM.  SEVERAL CARS ARE STALLED IN THE 

HIGH WATER.  PLEASE DO NOT CROSS A ROAD WITH WATER OF AN UNKNOWN 

DEPTH.  ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER CAN MAKE YOUR CAR BUOYANT.



AT 420 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IS INDICATED THAT 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE DIMINISHING ACROSS SHELBY COUNTY.  FOR THE NEXT 

HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE-HALF INCH.  



.A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OF OCCURRING.

IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD

WATERS. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED

IMMEDIATELY.



.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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