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WGUS74 KJAN 011032

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

424 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005



MSC031-035-065-067-073-091-011500-

COVINGTON MS-JONES MS-FORREST MS-LAMAR MS-MARION MS-

JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-

424 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR JEFFERSON

DAVIS...MARION...LAMAR...FORREST...JONES AND COVINGTON COUNTIES...



AT 422 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY 

RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. 



SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS 

ANTICIPATED...THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.  WASHOUT OF ROADS AND 

CLOSINGS OF PRIMARY ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS SITUATION.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINE BELT

AIRPORT...WEST HATTIESBURG...SUMRALL...SANDERSVILLE...PRENTISS...

PETAL...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...HATTIESBURG...ELLISVILLE AND COLLINS.



OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE 

EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF FORREST COUNTY.  RAINFALL OF ABOUT 3 

INCHES HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST FEW HOURS IN THE BROOKLYN AREA...AND 

ANOTHER 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT DAYBREAK.  STORM 

TOTALS...MAINLY IN THE PAST 12 HOURS...ARE ABOUT 6 TO 8 INCHES.  



MEANWHILE...ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 

WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA AND EXTEND FROM ROUGHLY COLUMBIA 

TO COLLINS BY 530 AM CST.  HOURLY RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN 

INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3176 8994 3139 8998 3121 9002 3101 8982

      3102 8935 3093 8933 3092 8913 3144 8915

      3145 8893 3181 8893



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