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WGUS74 KJAN 041500
FFSJAN
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2008
MSC031-065-091-041645-
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COVINGTON MS-MARION MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
1000 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR
JEFFERSON DAVIS...MARION AND COVINGTON COUNTIES...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA...PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES NEAR 2 INCHES AN HOUR. MORE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND TRAIN OVER THE
SAME AREAS. ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTALS WERE AROUND 2.5 INCHES OVER
THE PAST 3 HOURS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE
WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MELBA...SOCIETY HILL...CARSON...CLEM...LONE STAR...SANFORD...
GOSS...BUNKER HILL...IMPROVE...PRENTISS...MOUNT OLIVE AND COLLINS
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.
LAT...LON 3114 9000 3151 8994 3176 8982 3179 8943
3146 8940 3144 8967 3102 8966 3100 8982
3109 8983 3108 8991 3115 8992
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