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WGUS74 KJAN 281659

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1157 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



MSC089-121-281815-

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RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-

1157 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



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

MADISON AND RANKIN COUNTIES...



AT 1157 AM CDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE 

ACROSS MUCH OF MADISON AND NORTHERN RANKIN COUNTIES. WHILE THE 

HEAVIEST RAIN HAS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE WARNING AREA...ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL AROUND 1 

PM...AND THIS WILL AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOOD CONDITIONS. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

FARMHAVEN...ANNANDALE...SHARON...GLUCKSTADT...FLORA AND CANTON.



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 3237 8974 3242 9023 3250 9023 3253 9040

      3267 9010 3274 9003 3271 8974 3264 8974

      3258 8981

TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 180DEG 0KT 3250 9012



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