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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 23 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST ARKANSAS CLAY CRAIGHEAD CRITTENDEN CROSS GREENE LEE MISSISSIPPI PHILLIPS POINSETT ST. FRANCIS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALCORN BENTON COAHOMA DESOTO LAFAYETTE MARSHALL PANOLA QUITMAN TATE TIPPAH TUNICA IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DUNKLIN PEMISCOT IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN WEST TENNESSEE BENTON CARROLL CHESTER CROCKETT DECATUR DYER FAYETTE GIBSON HARDEMAN HARDIN HAYWOOD HENDERSON HENRY LAKE LAUDERDALE MADISON MCNAIRY OBION SHELBY TIPTON WEAKLEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALAMO, ASHLAND, BARTLETT, BATESVILLE, BLYTHEVILLE, BOLIVAR, BROWNSVILLE, CAMDEN, CARUTHERSVILLE, CLARKSDALE, COLLIERVILLE, CORINTH, CORNING, COVINGTON, DECATURVILLE, DRESDEN, DYERSBURG, FORREST CITY, GERMANTOWN, HARRISBURG, HELENA-WEST HELENA, HENDERSON, HOLLY SPRINGS, HUMBOLDT, HUNTINGDON, JACKSON, JONESBORO, KENNETT, LEXINGTON, MARIANNA, MARKS, MARTIN, MEMPHIS, MILAN, MILLINGTON, OAKLAND, OLIVE BRANCH, OXFORD, PARAGOULD, PARIS, PARSONS, PIGGOTT, RIPLEY MS, RIPLEY TN, SAVANNAH, SELMER, SENATOBIA, SOMERVILLE, SOUTHAVEN, TIPTONVILLE, TUNICA, UNION CITY, WEST MEMPHIS, AND WYNNE.

What: Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where: Portions of East Arkansas, including the following county, Crittenden, North Mississippi, including the following county, DeSoto, and West Tennessee, including the following county, Shelby.
When: Until 145 PM CST.
Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Additional Details: - At 1040 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include Bartlett, Southaven, Germantown, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Hernando, Millington, T O Fuller State Park, Cordova, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Walls, Horseshoe Lake, Midtown Memphis, Downtown Memphis, Southwest Memphis, Whitehaven and Southeast Memphis. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.