NWS-MEMPHIS TN / MEMPHISWEATHER.NET
454 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009
A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST NORTH OF THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT AND WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE REGION AND THE FRONT STARTS TO MOVE SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING.
..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1:00AM FRIDAY MORNING…
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 MEMPHIS METRO AREA
* FROM NOW UNTIL 1:00AM FRIDAY
* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS THIS EVENING AND WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MID-SOUTH. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL RAIN IN JULY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RUNOFF POTENTIAL… AND WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING MORE LIKELY.
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.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS OR ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY NEAR SWOLLEN CREEKS OR DRAINAGE AREAS.
$
JCL/EAP
