Flash Flood Warning until 09:30AM
The National Weather Service in Memphis has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi... Panola County in northwestern Mississippi... Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Southern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 930 AM CDT.
* At 538 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Soils remain saturated. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Clarksdale, Batesville, Marvell, Elaine, Helena-West Helena, John W Kyle State Park, Marks, Sardis, Lambert, Jonestown, Como, Friars Point, Crenshaw, Crowder, Sledge, Pope, Belen, Darling, Dundee and Kings.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PHILLIPS, AR ... COAHOMA, MS ... PANOLA, MS ... QUITMAN, MS ... TUNICA, MS
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Tunica County MS Emergency Management
3092 US-61 S
Tunica, MS 38676
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-363-4012
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TUNICACO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning