Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS Memphis, TN

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT AND
INTO THE WEEKEND...

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A CUTOFF UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS BY FRIDAY
NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THE MID SOUTH THROUGH MONDAY. PERIODS OF
RAIN WITH PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO THE
WEEKEND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND ARE EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE BETWEEN ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ACROSS THE MID SOUTH
WITH 2 TO PERHAPS 3 INCHES OF RAIN LOCALLY POSSIBLE IN SPOTS MAINLY
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA.

THE SOIL REMAINS SOMEWHAT SATURATED FROM RAINFALL THAT
OCCURRED LAST WEEKEND...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO
RAPID RUN OFF AND FLOODING ALONG SOME SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.
EVERYONE SHOULD MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTO THIS WEEKEND.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/MEMPHIS

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