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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 121339

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

839 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008



MSC051-053-055-125-151-163-121445-

/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080812T1445Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

WASHINGTON MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-YAZOO MS-

839 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR

YAZOO...ISSAQUENA...SHARKEY...HUMPHREYS...HOLMES AND WASHINGTON

COUNTIES...



AT 833 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

MURPHY...DARLOVE...ESTILL...AVON...MIDNIGHT...THORNTON...HOWARD...

TOLARVILLE...BROZVILLE...FRANKLIN...BOWLING GREEN...MCMILLAN...DELTA

CITY...PANTHER BURN...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...ISOLA...HOLLANDALE...

DURANT AND BELZONI



SINCE 4 AM...3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE 

WARNED AREA. A FEW AREAS HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME FLOODED 

ROADS...MAINLY ACROSS ISSAQUENA AND YAZOO COUNTIES. HEAVY RAIN IS 

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2 INCHES 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 3333 9076 3328 9076 3331 9054 3321 8975

      3274 9005 3267 9019 3266 9114 3272 9106

      3277 9116 3297 9108 3298 9109 3291 9115

      3290 9116 3290 9118 3307 9112 3315 9119

      3313 9111 3327 9104 3327 9112 3337 9112



$$



CME

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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 121339

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

839 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008



MSC051-053-055-125-151-163-121445-

/O.CON.KJAN.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080812T1445Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

WASHINGTON MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-YAZOO MS-

839 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR

YAZOO...ISSAQUENA...SHARKEY...HUMPHREYS...HOLMES AND WASHINGTON

COUNTIES...



AT 833 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

MURPHY...DARLOVE...ESTILL...AVON...MIDNIGHT...THORNTON...HOWARD...

TOLARVILLE...BROZVILLE...FRANKLIN...BOWLING GREEN...MCMILLAN...DELTA

CITY...PANTHER BURN...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...ISOLA...HOLLANDALE...

DURANT AND BELZONI



SINCE 4 AM...3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE 

WARNED AREA. A FEW AREAS HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME FLOODED 

ROADS...MAINLY ACROSS ISSAQUENA AND YAZOO COUNTIES. HEAVY RAIN IS 

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2 INCHES 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 3333 9076 3328 9076 3331 9054 3321 8975

      3274 9005 3267 9019 3266 9114 3272 9106

      3277 9116 3297 9108 3298 9109 3291 9115

      3290 9116 3290 9118 3307 9112 3315 9119

      3313 9111 3327 9104 3327 9112 3337 9112



$$



CME

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