FGUS62 KALR 040245 ESGMEG MSC057-081-095-070200- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 832 PM CST THU MAR 3 2011 ...RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI... PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL THAT IS FORECAST OVER PARTS OF MISSISSIPPI... ALABAMA AND GEORGIA DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS WILL POSSIBLY BE TOO MUCH FOR SOILS TO HANDLE THEN RUN OFF CAUSING FLOODING CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BASIN-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF OVER 4 INCHES MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN FLOODING OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR... - MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE Tombigbee River FROM NEAR BIGBEE TO NEAR AMORY HOWEVER... ACCORDING TO OUR MMEFS PRODUCT THERE IS AT LEAST A 30 PERCENT CHANCE BUT LESS THAN A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF A FEW RIVERS REACHING MINOR FLOOD. THERE ARE SEVERAL INDICATIONS OF RIVERS REACHING ACTION STAGE TO NEAR BANKFUL ACROSS MISSISSIPPI... ALABAMA... GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN PARTS OF BOTH SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA. A RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR RIVER FLOODING...BUT IT IS NOT IMMINENT. FORECAST RAINFALL MAY CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO CRITICAL STAGES. PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA. $$