Flood Watch issued February 13 at 12:39PM CST until February 16 at 6:00AM CST by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of East Arkansas, including the following areas,
Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee AR, Mississippi,
Phillips, Poinsett and St. Francis, North Mississippi, including
the following areas, Alcorn, Benton MS, Calhoun, Chickasaw,
Coahoma, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee MS, Marshall, Monroe,
Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah,
Tishomingo, Tunica, Union and Yalobusha, Southeast Missouri,
including the following areas, Dunklin and Pemiscot, and West
Tennessee, including the following areas, Benton TN, Carroll,
Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman,
Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison,
McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton and Weakley.

* WHEN…From late Friday night through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS…Saturated soils will produce excessive runoff which may
result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches or more across
much of the Mid-South
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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