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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

947 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



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ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-WASHINGTON MS-

947 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR

WASHINGTON...CHICOT AND ASHLEY COUNTIES...



AT 942 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER 

THE WARNED AREA...AND THESE STORMS COULD CONTINUE TO TRAIN INTO 

THESE LOCATIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCMILLAN

CORNER...SNYDER...OLD MILO...LAMONT...WINTERVILLE...MONTROSE...LAKE

VILLAGE AND DERMOTT



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 1130 PM. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO RADAR ESTIMATES 

OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN SINCE THIS AFTERNOON.



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.



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 3354 9089 3301 9155 3301 9207 3314 9214

      3341 9176 3341 9147 3356 9145 3355 9132

      3352 9128 3355 9126

TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 180DEG 0KT 3325 9157



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