Expires:200803291830;Remove:200803291830;158230 WGUS84 KMEG 291627 FLSMEG FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1127 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 ARZ027-028-291830- MISSISSIPPI AR-POINSETT AR- 1127 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR... SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... AT 1127 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. OVER THE PAST HOUR...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY INCLUDE MARKED TREE...TYRONZA AND BIRDSONG. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. $$