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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 311321

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

718 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005



MSC073-091-311515-

LAMAR MS-MARION MS-

718 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 915 AM CST FOR MARION AND

LAMAR COUNTIES...



AT 715 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 

WILL CONTINUE.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COLUMBIA AND 

SUMRALL.



WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN MARION COUNTY. 

SEVERAL ROADS WILL BE CLOSED. SEVERAL HOMES AND STREETS HAVE BEEN 

FLOODED IN SUMRALL...ALONG WITH SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS AROUND LAMAR 

COUNTY.



 RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATED TOTALS WERE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES...WITH AN 

ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. 



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE 

TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3109 8990 3128 8936 3143 8949 3138 9002



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