Belden Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 206 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

  BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  PONTOTOC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  EASTERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 205 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. OVER THE PAST 1 TO 2 HOURS...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA...PARTICULARLY ALONG
A CALHOUN CITY TO ASHLAND LINE.
LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
INCLUDE HOUSTON...NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...RIPLEY...BLUE MOUNTAIN AND
BRUCE.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
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.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3374 8946 3453 8931 3451 8924 3459 8924
      3459 8929 3500 8930 3500 8883 3382 8875
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