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WGUS74 KJAN 292140

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

440 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2008



MSC035-073-292215-

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FORREST MS-LAMAR MS-

440 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR LAMAR

AND FORREST COUNTIES...



AT 431 PM CDT...LOCAL RADAR STILL INDICATED MODERATE RAIN OVER THE 

WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING ALONG WITH WATER INSIDE STRUCTURES ALONG 

HARDY STREET IN HATTIESBURG.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EASTABUCHIE



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.



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 3125 8947 3144 8949 3144 8930 3144 8929

      3143 8914 3143 8913 3125 8914



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