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WGUS74 KJAN 281521

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1018 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



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RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-

1018 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR

MADISON AND RANKIN COUNTIES...



AT 1009 AM CDT...HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE 

ACROSS MUCH OF MADISON INTO NORTHERN RANKIN COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST 

RAIN WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR FLORA TO MADISON AND THE ROSS BARNETT 

RESERVOIR...WHERE RAINFALL RATES WERE UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. 

ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CANTON 

AND CAMDEN AREA...RAINFALL HAD LIGHTENED UP...BUT WAS STILL COMING 

DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES. 



NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT 

AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN MADISON COUNTY...AND SOME 

HOMES ARE BEING THREATENED BY FLOOD WATER IN THE CANTON AREA. 



EXPECT THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO SHIFT SLOWLY SOUTH OF THE WARNING AREA 

BEFORE NOON...BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS STILL  

POSSIBLE...AND THIS WILL AGGRAVATE CURRENT FLOODING PROBLEMS. 



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

ANNANDALE...CAMERON...CAMDEN...SHARON...GLUCKSTADT...FLORA AND CANTON



LAT...LON 3241 9008 3242 9023 3250 9023 3253 9040

      3269 9007 3286 8991 3285 8973 3264 8974

      3258 8981 3237 8974

TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 180DEG 0KT 3250 9012



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