Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued April 6 at 2:45AM CDT until April 6 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 6, 2025 - 12:45am
Expires:
April 6, 2025 - 3:00am
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 500 AM CDT.
* At 245 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Alcorn, MS; Benton, MS; Prentiss, MS; Tippah, MS; Tishomingo, MS; Union, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Memphis TN
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