Expires:200803191045;Remove:200803191045;776074 WGUS84 KMEG 190851 FLSMEG FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 350 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 MSZ002>006-TNZ052>055-089>092-191045- ALCORN MS-TISHOMINGO MS-TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-DECATUR TN- FAYETTE TN-HENDERSON TN-MADISON TN-CHESTER TN-HARDEMAN TN-HARDIN TN- MCNAIRY TN- 350 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR... DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE... ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... AT 350 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. OVER THE PAST HOUR 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY INCLUDE BOLIVAR...CORINTH...HENDERSON...HOLLY SPRINGS...JACKSON AND LEXINGTON. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. 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. $$