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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 141732

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1227 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007



MSC035-073-141830-

FORREST MS-LAMAR MS-

1227 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007



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

AND FORREST COUNTIES...



AT 1215 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

THAT STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF PREVIOUS STORMS 

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OVER THE PERIOD 

RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES. MORE 

THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE 

NORTHEAST INTO THESE SAME AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MACEDONIA...

SUNRISE...ROCK HILL...OAKE RIDGE...OLOH...BAXTERVILLE...CAMP

SHELBY...WEST HATTIESBURG...PURVIS...PETAL AND HATTIESBURG



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3104 8965 3109 8915 3143 8915 3138 8965



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BYB

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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 141732

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1227 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007



MSC035-073-141830-

FORREST MS-LAMAR MS-

1227 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007



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

AND FORREST COUNTIES...



AT 1215 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

THAT STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF PREVIOUS STORMS 

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OVER THE PERIOD 

RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES. MORE 

THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE 

NORTHEAST INTO THESE SAME AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MACEDONIA...

SUNRISE...ROCK HILL...OAKE RIDGE...OLOH...BAXTERVILLE...CAMP

SHELBY...WEST HATTIESBURG...PURVIS...PETAL AND HATTIESBURG



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3104 8965 3109 8915 3143 8915 3138 8965



$$



BYB

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