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WGUS74 KMEG 202253

FFSMEG



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

552 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007



MSC071-202345-

LAFAYETTE MS-

552 PM CDT FRI JUL 20 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR

LAFAYETTE COUNTY...



AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS 

2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AT 

LEAST FOUR ROADS ARE FLOODED IN THE CITY OF OXFORD.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OXFORD AND

BURGESS.



.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 3443 8939 3451 8971 3421 8972 3419 8937



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