WGUS44 KMEG 060242

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Memphis TN

942 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025



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Clay AR-Craighead AR-Greene AR-Mississippi AR-Poinsett AR-Dunklin

MO-Pemiscot MO-Dyer TN-

942 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.



* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, including the following 

  counties, Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi and Poinsett, 

  Southeast Missouri, including the following counties, Dunklin and 

  Pemiscot, and West Tennessee, including the following county, Dyer.



* WHEN...Until 700 AM CDT Sunday.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 942 PM CDT, Runoff from thunderstorms producing heavy

    rainfall will continue to result in flooding of low-lying and

    poor drainage areas across much of northeast Arkansas and the

    Missouri Bootheel. Flooding is ongoing. Between 1 and 3

    inches of rain have fallen in the past 6 hours.

  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the

    warned area.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Jonesboro, Paragould, Blytheville, Kennett, Osceola, Trumann,

    Caruthersville, Malden, Piggott, Gosnell, Corning, Manila,

    Hayti, Marked Tree, Harrisburg, Steele, Bono, Lake City,

    Leachville and Campbell.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



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LAT...LON 3588 9087 3615 9075 3650 9078 3650 9022

      3663 9015 3663 8996 3639 8997 3635 8955

      3624 8971 3615 8959 3600 8973 3589 8965

      3573 8996 3564 8985 3555 9004 3539 9005

      3548 9009 3544 9104 3589 9103





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MJ