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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

645 AM CDT THU OCT 10 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR DESOTO AND SHELBY COUNTIES WILL BE 

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 AM CDT...



AT 639 AM CDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THE RAINFALL WAS DIMINISHING 

ACROSS DESOTO AND SHELBY COUNTIES. SOME FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT 

THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL SERIOUS FLOODING IS ENDING FOR THE PRESENT. 

THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



AT 630 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN THE OLIVE 

BRANCH AREA WHERE EVACUATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY.



OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LAST EVENING AT THE NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN EAST MEMPHIS SINCE 700 PM WEDNESDAY 

EVENING...AND RADAR INDICATES SIMILAR TOTALS OVER OTHER PORTIONS OF 

SHELBY AND DESOTO COUNTIES.



RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER SHELBY AND DESOTO COUNTIES FOR THE 

NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT SHOULD ONLY AMOUNT TO ANOTHER QUARTER TO 

HALF INCH OF RAIN. IF HEAVY RAIN REDEVELOPS...IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO 

ISSUE ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.



.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.



.TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY 

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

MEMPHIS.

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