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...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF HEAVY RAIN PER HOUR. IN ADDITION UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND A LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES WILL ALLOW FOR STORMS TO BACK BUILD AND TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. REPORTS OF OVER 7 INCHES HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD... GREENE...LAWRENCE...MISSISSIPPI...POINSETT AND RANDOLPH. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE... BENTON...CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...DECATUR...DYER... GIBSON...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...HENRY...LAKE...LAUDERDALE... MADISON...OBION...TIPTON AND WEAKLEY.

* THROUGH SATURDAY EARLY EVENING.

* EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.

* ROADS MAY BECOME WASHED OUT AND IMPASSABLE. IN ADDITION FLOODING TO RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING IS ALSO ANTICIPATED.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON ... CARROLL ... CHESTER ... CROCKETT ... DECATUR ... DYER ... GIBSON ... HAYWOOD ... HENDERSON ... HENRY ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE ... MADISON ... OBION ... TIPTON ... WEAKLEY

Instructions:

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.