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WGUS84 KMEG 211159
FLSMEG
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
659 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
MSC017-057-081-115-211500-
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CHICKASAW MS-ITAWAMBA MS-LEE MS-PONTOTOC MS-
659 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, CHICKASAW, ITAWAMBA, LEE AND PONTOTOC.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED. PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR
OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 659 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
TUPELO, FULTON, VERONA, TOMBIGBEE STATE PARK, TRACE STATE
PARK, SALTILLO, GUNTOWN, SHANNON, PLANTERSVILLE, MANTACHIE,
EVERGREEN, PRATTS FRIENDSHIP, FURRS, TROY, SANDY SPRINGS,
FAIRVIEW, CLAY, SHERMAN, SKYLINE AND INDIAN HILLS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 3434 8891 3436 8882 3438 8882 3447 8859
3446 8835 3427 8828 3409 8869 3409 8872
3407 8872 3397 8895
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