Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN

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WGUS74 KMEG 090857
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
357 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

ARC035-TNC157-091015-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-240509T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Crittenden AR-Shelby TN-
357 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CRITTENDEN AND SHELBY COUNTIES...

At 357 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, West Memphis, Marion,
  Millington, Cordova, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, T O Fuller
  State Park, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Crawfordsville,
  Edmondson, Sunset, Jericho, Frayser, Midtown Memphis, Downtown
  Memphis and Southeast Memphis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3513 9032 3524 9032 3531 9014 3535 9001
      3537 8989 3539 8976 3537 8964 3500 8964
      3500 9031 3502 9032

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

SJM