Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 5 at 10:48PM CDT until April 6 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 5, 2025 - 8:48pm
Expires:
April 5, 2025 - 11:00pm
Description:
FFWMEG
The National Weather Service in Memphis has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...
Eastern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
Western Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northwestern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
Union County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 100 AM CDT.
* At 1048 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Corinth, Booneville, New Albany, Ripley, Baldwyn, Burnsville, Blue
Mountain, Ecru, Jumpertown, Glen, Keownville, Hinkle, Theo,
Wheeler, Gravestown, Thrashers, New Harmony, Canaan, Leedy and
Etta.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Alcorn, MS; Benton, MS; Prentiss, MS; Tippah, MS; Tishomingo, MS; Union, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
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