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WGUS74 KJAN 211812

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1205 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008



MSC049-089-121-211945-

/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080221T1945Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

HINDS MS-RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-

1205 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008



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

MADISON...RANKIN AND HINDS COUNTIES...



AT 1201 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THIS LINE WAS 

LOCATED ALONG A FLORA TO GLUCKSTADT TO LUDLOW LINE...AND MOVING 

NORTH AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS WITH A FEW 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF 

THE AREA...OR ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...AND MOVING TO THE 

NORTHEAST. GROUNDS WILL NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO RECOVER BEFORE THIS 

NEW SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVES INTO THE AREA. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WHITES...POCAHONTAS...FLORA...JACKSON...RICHLAND...FLORENCE...STAR...

MONTEREY...PEARL...FLOWOOD...ANNANDALE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...

BRANDON...GLUCKSTADT...CATO...FARMHAVEN...WAY...CAMERON...CAMDEN...

SHARON...LEESBURG...GOSHEN SPRINGS...FANNIN...JOHNS...PISGAH...

PELAHATCHIE AND CANTON



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 3236 9069 3236 9062 3252 9055 3252 9050

      3265 9029 3273 9006 3288 8995 3287 8974

      3264 8972 3259 8979 3237 8972 3206 8973

      3206 9073

TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 249DEG 10KT 3237 9034



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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 211812

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1205 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008



MSC049-089-121-211945-

/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080221T1945Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

HINDS MS-RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-

1205 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008



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

MADISON...RANKIN AND HINDS COUNTIES...



AT 1201 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE OF SHOWERS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THIS LINE WAS 

LOCATED ALONG A FLORA TO GLUCKSTADT TO LUDLOW LINE...AND MOVING 

NORTH AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS WITH A FEW 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF 

THE AREA...OR ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...AND MOVING TO THE 

NORTHEAST. GROUNDS WILL NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO RECOVER BEFORE THIS 

NEW SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVES INTO THE AREA. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WHITES...POCAHONTAS...FLORA...JACKSON...RICHLAND...FLORENCE...STAR...

MONTEREY...PEARL...FLOWOOD...ANNANDALE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...

BRANDON...GLUCKSTADT...CATO...FARMHAVEN...WAY...CAMERON...CAMDEN...

SHARON...LEESBURG...GOSHEN SPRINGS...FANNIN...JOHNS...PISGAH...

PELAHATCHIE AND CANTON



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 3236 9069 3236 9062 3252 9055 3252 9050

      3265 9029 3273 9006 3288 8995 3287 8974

      3264 8972 3259 8979 3237 8972 3206 8973

      3206 9073

TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 249DEG 10KT 3237 9034



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