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City of Olive Branch
Saturday April 5th, 2025 :: 01:45 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 04:45PM

FFWMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Northwestern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi... DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Northwestern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Northeastern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Western Fayette County in Tennessee... Shelby County in Tennessee...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 145 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Bartlett, Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Hernando, Cordova, T O Fuller State Park, Memphis, Lamar, Lakeland, Arlington, Byhalia, Walls, Edmondson, Horseshoe Lake, Anthonyville and Southeast Memphis. This includes the following streams and drainages... Bluff Creek, Cane Creek, Tenmile Creek, Wilder Creek, Grissum Creek, Raner Creek, Watkins Creek, Field Creek, Laurel Creek Canal, Johnsons Creek, Pigeon Roost Creek, Black Bayou, Harrington Creek, Rock Creek, Rocky Creek, Hall Creek, Chubby Creek, Red Banks Creek, Sticky Creek, Coldwater River, Barrow Creek, Seven Mile Bayou, Shaws Creek, Scotts Creek, Fletcher Creek, Golden Creek, Nonconnah Creek, Clear Creek, Beartail Creek, Cypress Creek, Horn Lake Creek, Lake Cormorant Bayou, Loosahatchie River, Harrison Creek, Russell Creek, Marys Creek, Duck Pond Bayou, Mississippi River, Hargis Creek, Clay Branch, Little Coldwater Creek, Workhouse Bayou, Grays Creek, White Station Creek, Camp Creek, Little Cypress Creek Canal, Alexander Creek, Hurricane Creek, Stafford Creek, Early Grove Creek, Wolf River, Stout Creek, Teague Branch, Dawson Creek, Johns Creek, Treadville Creek, Johnson Creek and Oppossum Creek.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... BENTON, MS ... DESOTO, MS ... MARSHALL, MS ... TATE, MS ... TUNICA, MS ... FAYETTE, TN ... 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

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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

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