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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 242145

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

443 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005



MSC049-121-242300-

HINDS MS-RANKIN MS-

443 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR

RANKIN AND HINDS COUNTIES...



AT 440 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO REPORTED 

PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 55 IN NORTHEAST JACKSON WERE IMPASSABLE. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOUTH

JACKSON...DOWNTOWN JACKSON...NORTHEAST JACKSON...PEARL...FLOWOOD...

CLINTON AND BRANDON.



RADAR RAINFALL TOTALS WERE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 

INCH OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE 

APPROACHING THE METRO AREA WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME 

AREAS.



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.



TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3207 9038 3209 8987 3238 8994 3241 9036



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