THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SHELBY... FRANKLIN...SCOTT AND HARRISON COUNTIES... CALLS TO LOCAL ROAD MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AND EMERGANCY MANAGERS INDICATE THAT SEVERAL RURAL ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER IN SHELBY AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. IN HARRISON COUNTY...SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS THAT NORMALLY FLOOD AFTER HEAVY RAIN ARE UNDER WATER. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN WILL ARRIVE LATER THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY MORNING. 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. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. LAT...LON 3831 8532 3834 8490 3830 8477 3854 8433 3845 8417 3822 8455 3816 8491 3814 8498 3813 8532 $ JSD Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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