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Weakley County Emergency Management
Thursday May 11th, 2017 :: 07:34 p.m. CDT

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Flash Flood Watch until 01:00PM Friday

...Heavy rainfall and flash flooding expected across the northern half of the Mid South tonight through Friday morning... .A low pressure system will produce widespread showers and thunderstorms across the northern half of the Mid South. This may result in additional flooding, especially in areas where significant river flooding occurred over the past several days. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... 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, Mississippi and Poinsett. In Southeast Missouri, Dunklin and Pemiscot. In West Tennessee, Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, and Weakley.

* Through early Friday afternoon.

* Rainfall totals between 2 and 4 inches, with isolated higher amounts, will be possible with slow moving and training thunderstorms.

* 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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