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WGUS74 KJAN 151518

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1013 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008



MSC023-061-075-101-151615-

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CLARKE MS-JASPER MS-NEWTON MS-LAUDERDALE MS-

1013 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR

LAUDERDALE...NEWTON...JASPER AND CLARKE COUNTIES...



AT 1011 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 

AREA.



AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. THE RAINS

ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DIMINISH 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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 3181 8933 3258 8931 3256 8838 3188 8850

TIME...MOT...LOC 1513Z 222DEG 25KT 3271 8870



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