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WGUS74 KJAN 191741

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1239 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2007



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GRENADA MS-

1239 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR

GRENADA COUNTY...



AT 1234 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED CONTINUING 

FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS GRENADA COUNTY...BUT EARLIER STORMS 

HAVE PRODUCED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE COUNTY. RUNOFF IS 

STILL OCCURRING AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS STILL AN ISSUE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 3369 8999 3369 8958 3387 8969 3388 8993



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