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MSC057-081-060415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

814 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.



* AT 810 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN 

OVER THE WARNED COUNTIES IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN 

2 AND 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 

WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS LEE AND ITAWAMBA COUNTIES THROUGH 11 

PM. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.





* CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH 1115 PM CDT INCLUDE...

  VERONA...TUPELO...SHANNON...SANDY SPRINGS...SALTILLO...PRATTS

  FRIENDSHIP...PLANTERSVILLE...NEW SALEM...MANTACHIE...GUNTOWN...

  FULTON...FAIRVIEW...EVERGREEN...BLAIR



.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY.



.STAY TUNED TO THIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST

UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0

8 7 5.



LAT...LON 3449 8827 3410 8827 3409 8881 3445 8879

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