Flash Flood Warning until 10:00PM Thursday
FFWMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Southeastern Shelby County in Tennessee...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. 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... Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, Memphis, Piperton, Handy Corner and Fairhaven. This includes the following streams and drainages... Nonconnah Creek, Shaws Creek, Camp Creek, Johnsons Creek, Wolf River, Coldwater River and Johns Creek.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DESOTO, MS ... SHELBY, TN
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
City of Olive Branch
9200 Pigeon Roost Rd
Olive Branch, MS 38654
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-892-9200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP OLIVEBRANCH 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