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WGUS74 KJAN 151509

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1006 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008



MSC007-049-051-053-089-121-163-151600-

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HINDS MS-RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-ATTALA MS-

YAZOO MS-

1006 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR

YAZOO...ATTALA...HUMPHREYS...HOLMES...MADISON...RANKIN AND HINDS

COUNTIES...



THE PUBLIC...CIVIL DEFENSE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

HAVE REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

THORNTON...COXBURG...HOWARD...TOLARVILLE...BROZVILLE...EBENEZER...

FRANKLIN...BOWLING GREEN...MCMILLAN...FARMHAVEN...WAY...ANNANDALE...

CAMERON...CAMDEN...SHARON...GLUCKSTADT...VAUGHAN...BENTON...

MYRLEVILLE...PHOENIX...LITTLE YAZOO...TINSLEY...YAZOO CITY...

TCHULA...PICKENS...MIDWAY...LEXINGTON...ISOLA...GOODMAN...FLORA...

DURANT...CANTON AND BELZONI



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA. THE RAINS WILL BE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING FROM THE WEST THIS 

MORNING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING

FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT

UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.



LAT...LON 3206 9056 3251 9055 3303 9066 3310 9065

      3312 9068 3327 9071 3324 8979 3261 8976

      3259 8979 3250 8975 3206 8973

TIME...MOT...LOC 1506Z 180DEG 0KT 3251 8991



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