Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Memphis, TN

Issued

Dec 20, 1990, 11:07 PM CST (05:07 UTC)

Expired

Dec 21, 1990, 4:15 AM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Memphis, TN

Area

Whole counties

County Union County, MS

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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MSC105-003-017-057-081-095-115-117-141-145-211015-
 
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS
1107 PM CST THU DEC 20 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUPELO HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
 
IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...ALCORN COUNTY...CHICKASAW COUNTY...ITAWAMBA COUNTY...LEE COUNTY
   ...MONROE COUNTY...PONTOTOC COUNTY...PRENTISS COUNTY...TISHOMINGO C
   ...UNION COUNTY
 
AT 1100 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. MOST SMALL STREAM AND CREEKS ARE
OVERFLOWING THEIR BANKS AT THIS TIME. NUMEROUS ROADS AND STREETS ARE
IMPASSIABLE. TOWN CREEK IN TUEPELO WAS AT TWENTY AND ONE HALF FEET AN
RISING AT ONE FOOT PER HOUR. FLOOD STAGE FOR TOWN CREEK IS TWENTY ONE
FEET.
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE
THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO
NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
 
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