Expires:201305040000;Remove:201305040000;668497 WGUS64 KMEG 032043 FFAMEG FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 343 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND EXTREME WEST TENNESSEE... .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST OF THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. THIS FRONT COMBINED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL RESULT IN HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH ALREADY HIGH RIVER LEVELS MAY LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-021-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-040000- /O.CON.KMEG.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-130504T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG... COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON 343 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS... GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT... RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI...COAHOMA... DESOTO...PANOLA...QUITMAN...TALLAHATCHIE...TATE...TUNICA AND YALOBUSHA. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT. IN WEST TENNESSEE...DYER...LAKE...LAUDERDALE...OBION...SHELBY AND TIPTON. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE RIVER LEVELS ARE ALREADY NEARING FLOOD STAGE. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$