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WGUS74 KJAN 021415

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

915 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



MSC031-061-067-021530-

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COVINGTON MS-JONES MS-JASPER MS-

915 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR

JASPER...JONES AND COVINGTON COUNTIES...



AT 908 AM CDT...A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 

WAS REPORTED OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...PAULDING...MOSS...STRINGER...HEIDELBERG AND 

BAY SPRINGS



THIS BAND OF HEAVY RAIN IS PRODUCING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR 

AND IS FALLING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER 

THE PAST 24 HOURS. THESE RAINFALL RATES MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 

FLOODING ESPECIALLY AS THESE RATES PERSIST OVER SOME AREAS FOR AN 

EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 

INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH NOON. THIS WARNING 

WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME AS HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST 

BEYOND 1030 AM. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON

FOR MISSISSIPPI.



LAT...LON 3144 8958 3178 8961 3181 8932 3222 8932

      3207 8895 3145 8897



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