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City of Olive Branch
Saturday April 5th, 2025 :: 02:23 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning until 08:15PM Saturday

FFWMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Shelby County in Tennessee...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 222 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Memphis Metro. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small 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, Marion, Millington, T O Fuller State Park, Cordova, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Walls, Crawfordsville, Edmondson and Sunset.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CRITTENDEN, AR ... DESOTO, MS ... SHELBY, TN

Instructions:

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. 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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