THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE
LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER, NEAR NEAR ARLINGTON 2NE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FOLLOWUP FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.

FOR GRAPHICAL RIVER AND FLOOD INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK NEAR MEMPHIS ON THE MAP, THEN SELECT RIVERS
AND LAKES.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST RIVER INFORMATION.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS TN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER AT LOOSAHATCHIE RIVER NEAR ARLINGTON 2NE
* FROM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19 UNTIL WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20.
* MAXIMUM FORECAST STAGE OF 21.5 FEET ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
AT 21.0 FEET, BRIEF ROAD IS FLOODING.

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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF THE MIDSOUTH...

.RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL BEGIN EARLY TOMORROW IN RESPONSE TO A
PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL JET OVER THE AREA. APPRECIABLE RAINFALL
OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION,
AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 THAT RECENTLY EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS, NORTH
MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, AND WEST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN EAST ARKANSAS, CLAY, CRAIGHEAD,
CRITTENDEN, CROSS, GREENE, LEE, MISSISSIPPI, PHILLIPS,
POINSETT, AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI, ALCORN,
BENTON, CALHOUN, CHICKASAW, COAHOMA, DESOTO, ITAWAMBA,
LAFAYETTE, LEE, MARSHALL, MONROE, PANOLA, PONTOTOC, PRENTISS,
QUITMAN, TALLAHATCHIE, TATE, TIPPAH, TISHOMINGO, TUNICA,
UNION, AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, DUNKLIN AND
PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE, BENTON, CARROLL, CHESTER,
CROCKETT, DECATUR, DYER, FAYETTE, GIBSON, HARDEMAN, HARDIN,
HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, HENRY, LAKE, LAUDERDALE, MADISON, MCNAIRY,
OBION, SHELBY, TIPTON, AND WEAKLEY.

* FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE MIDSOUTH.

* STREET FLOODING WILL BE A HAZARD FOR TRAVELERS. LOW-LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE AT RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING, AS WELL
AS SMALL STREAMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FOLLOWUP FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATE TODAY.

FOR GRAPHICAL RIVER AND FLOOD INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK NEAR MEMPHIS ON THE MAP, THEN SELECT RIVERS
AND LAKES.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST RIVER INFORMATION.

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THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MEMPHIS
* FROM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19 UNTIL WEDNESDAY MARCH 06.
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MAXIMUM FORECAST STAGE OF 37.5 FEET ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 34.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19 AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 37.5 FEET BY THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28.
* AT 38.0 FEET...IN MEMPHIS, THE FUEL TERMINAL JUST SOUTH OF THE
RIVER GAGE IS FLOODING.

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