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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 311337

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

730 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005



MSC031-065-311530-

COVINGTON MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-

730 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR JEFFERSON

DAVIS AND COVINGTON COUNTIES...



SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. RAINFALL RATES WILL REMAIN NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR. 



WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED AROUND THE COUNTY. 

WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 42...HIGHWAY 35 AND 

HIGHWAY 13. RAINFALL ESTIMATED TOTALS WERE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES 



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

COLLINS.



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. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3141 8996 3145 8940 3168 8941 3162 8994



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