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WGUS74 KJAN 240544

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1242 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006



MSC083-133-240630-

SUNFLOWER MS-LEFLORE MS-

1242 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR

LEFLORE AND SUNFLOWER COUNTIES...



AT 1240 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS EASTERN LEFLORE COUNTY...WITH 

LIGHTER RAIN TRAILING BACK INTO NORTHERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY. UP TO SIX 

INCHES OF RAIN IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN IN THE WARNING AREA THIS 

EVENING...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL BE 

POSSIBLE UNTIL THE WARNING EXPIRES. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL 

HAS ENDED...IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR ANY FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE. 



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3359 9055 3348 9045 3356 9010 3380 9019

      3379 9050



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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 240544

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1242 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006



MSC083-133-240630-

SUNFLOWER MS-LEFLORE MS-

1242 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR

LEFLORE AND SUNFLOWER COUNTIES...



AT 1240 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS EASTERN LEFLORE COUNTY...WITH 

LIGHTER RAIN TRAILING BACK INTO NORTHERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY. UP TO SIX 

INCHES OF RAIN IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN IN THE WARNING AREA THIS 

EVENING...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL BE 

POSSIBLE UNTIL THE WARNING EXPIRES. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL 

HAS ENDED...IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR ANY FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE. 



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3359 9055 3348 9045 3356 9010 3380 9019

      3379 9050



$$



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