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...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES...
AT 715 PM CDT...SHELBY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS
REPORTED SEVERAL ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS FLOODED IN MIDTOWN AND
EAST MEMPHIS. ALTHOUGH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING...MANY
SMALL RIVERS...CREEKS...AND DITCHES HAVE OVERFLOWED THEIR BANKS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD AREAS ADJACENT TO THESE WATERWAYS OVER THE
NEXT 45 MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OLIVE
BRANCH...GERMANTOWN AND MIDTOWN MEMPHIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3516 9002 3521 8987 3499 8972 3498 8972
3490 8989
$$
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES...
AT 715 PM CDT...SHELBY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS
REPORTED SEVERAL ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS FLOODED IN MIDTOWN AND
EAST MEMPHIS. ALTHOUGH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING...MANY
SMALL RIVERS...CREEKS...AND DITCHES HAVE OVERFLOWED THEIR BANKS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD AREAS ADJACENT TO THESE WATERWAYS OVER THE
NEXT 45 MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OLIVE
BRANCH...GERMANTOWN AND MIDTOWN MEMPHIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3516 9002 3521 8987 3499 8972 3498 8972
3490 8989
$$
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX READINGS: 103 TO 108 DEGREES.
* TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEAT ILLNESSES WITH PROLONGED
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX READINGS: 103 TO 108 DEGREES.
* TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEAT ILLNESSES WITH PROLONGED
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX READINGS: 103 TO 108 DEGREES.
* TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEAT ILLNESSES WITH PROLONGED
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX READINGS: 103 TO 108 DEGREES.
* TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEAT ILLNESSES WITH PROLONGED
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX READINGS: 103 TO 108 DEGREES.
* TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEAT ILLNESSES WITH PROLONGED
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX READINGS: 103 TO 108 DEGREES.
* TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEAT ILLNESSES WITH PROLONGED
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
&&
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Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature.
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