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Weakley County Emergency Management
Monday June 5th, 2017 :: 11:55 a.m. CDT

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Flash Flood Watch until 07:00PM

...Flash Flooding expected across northern portions of the Mid South today... .A nearly stationary frontal boundary to the east of a Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) has been the focus for very heavy rainfall. This should continue for the next several hours with an enhanced threat for flash flooding across the watch area. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of East Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee, including the following areas, in East Arkansas, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, and Poinsett. In Southeast Missouri, Dunklin and Pemiscot. In West Tennessee, Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, and Weakley.

* Until 7 PM CDT this evening

* Very heavy rainfall will continue through this afternoon with several inches of additional rainfall possible. This is likely to lead to flash flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON ... CARROLL ... CROCKETT ... DYER ... GIBSON ... HENRY ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE ... OBION ... 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.

Address/Location
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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