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WGUS74 KMEG 202142
FFSMEG
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
442 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
MSC081-115-202345-
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LEE MS-PONTOTOC MS-
442 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR WESTERN LEE AND NORTHERN PONTOTOC COUNTIES...
AT 442 PM CDT, BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 244 AND HIGHWAY 15. BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 90 MINUTES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN LEE AND NORTHERN PONTOTOC COUNTIES.
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.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3431 8883 3426 8883 3417 8883 3425 8922
3437 8919 3436 8882
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
AC3
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