A Particularly Dangerous Situation will unfold as generational
rainfall amounts fall across the Mid-South Wednesday to Saturday,
resulting in catastrophic river, areal, and flash flooding.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, including the following areas,
Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee AR, Mississippi,
Phillips, Poinsett and St. Francis, North Mississippi, including
the following areas, Alcorn, Benton MS, Calhoun, Chickasaw,
Coahoma, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee MS, Marshall, Monroe,
Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah,
Tishomingo, Tunica, Union and Yalobusha, Southeast Missouri,
including the following areas, Dunklin and Pemiscot, and West
Tennessee, including the following areas, Benton TN, Carroll,
Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman,
Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison,
McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton and Weakley.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Extensive street
flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rainfall amounts upwards of 10 inches will fall along and
north of I-40.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.