** Flash Flood Warning till 9 p.m. for Chester, Hardin, Henderson and McNairy Counties In West Tenn !

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
604 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
  EASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE…
  NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE…
  SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE…
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE…

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 601 PM CDT… DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RURAL AREAS
  OF EASTERN CHESTER…EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY…NORTHWESTERN
  HARDIN AND SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTIES.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR PINE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

.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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING ONLY…CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.