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WGUS74 KJAN 281731

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1228 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



LAC065-MSC149-281830-

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WARREN MS-MADISON LA-

1228 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR

WARREN COUNTY...AND MADISON PARISH...



AT 1227 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE 

ACROSS THE VICKSBURG AREA. OBSERVED RAINFALL AT THE VICKSBURG 

MILITARY PARK IS APPROACHING THREE INCHES AND VICKSBURG CITY 

OFFICIALS REPORT THAT NUMEROUS STREETS ARE FLOODED. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS 

WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VICKSBURG 

AND TALLULAH.



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 3246 9124 3241 9080 3224 9095 3229 9138

TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 180DEG 0KT 3237 9100



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