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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

900 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE

  TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.



* AT 854 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD FALLEN 

OVER NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY AND TIPTON COUNTY.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE 

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WHICH WILL RESULT 

IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING. 



IN ADDITION...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS REPORTED SIX INCHES OF WATER 

ACROSS ROADWAYS IN NORTHERN SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES.   



* CITIES AFFECTED THROUGH 1100 PM CDT INCLUDE...

  MUNFORD...MILLINGTON...DIXONVILLE...COVINGTON...BRIGHTON...BOLTON



.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.



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

ROADWAY.



.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 3556 9001 3561 8982 3561 8960 3526 8975

          3526 9010 3536 9010 3545 8999 3549 9005



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