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Flood Watch

National Weather Service Memphis TN

304 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024



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Lee AR-Phillips-DeSoto-Marshall-Benton MS-Tippah-Alcorn-

Tishomingo-Tunica-Tate-Prentiss-Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Lafayette-

Union-Pontotoc-Lee MS-Itawamba-Tallahatchie-Yalobusha-Calhoun-

Chickasaw-Monroe-

Including the cities of Booneville, Oxford, Pontotoc, Batesville,

Iuka, Holly Springs, Tupelo, Olive Branch, Tunica, Water Valley,

New Albany, Fulton, Okolona, Ashland, Ripley MS, Charleston,

Southaven, Bruce, Marks, Amory, Aberdeen, Houston, Clarksdale,

Calhoun City, Corinth, Coffeeville, Marianna, Senatobia, and

Helena-West Helena

304 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 

  possible.



* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, including the following areas, 

  Lee AR and Phillips and North Mississippi, including the following 

  areas, Alcorn, Benton MS, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto, 

  Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee MS, Marshall, Monroe, Panola, Pontotoc, 

  Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, 

  Union and Yalobusha.



* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.



* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 

  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - 4 to 5 inches of rain is forecast to fall in the Watch area.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 

Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 

to take action should flooding develop.



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