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WGUS74 KJAN 281506

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1001 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



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YAZOO MS-

1001 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR YAZOO

COUNTY...



AT 1000 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS YAZOO COUNTY. THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS PUSHED SOUTH AND EAST OF YAZOO COUNTY...BUT 

ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY AGGRAVATE FLOODING CONDITIONS ALREADY 

BEING EXPERIENCED. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS YAZOO COUNTY 

FOR THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. 



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

MYRLEVILLE...TINSLEY...MIDWAY AND YAZOO CITY



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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 3274 9068 3285 9062 3296 9032 3284 9002

      3256 9051

TIME...MOT...LOC 1501Z 180DEG 0KT 3271 9039



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