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WGUS74 KJAN 021424

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

924 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



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FORREST MS-LAMAR MS-

924 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR

LAMAR AND FORREST COUNTIES...



AT 918 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

EASTABUCHIE...MACEDONIA...RAWLS SPRINGS...SUNRISE...MCLAURIN...ROCK 

HILL...BAXTERVILLE...HATTIESBURG...SUMRALL...PURVIS...AND PETAL



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

AND IS FALLING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN 4 TO 7 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 6 

INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH NOON. 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.



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

FOR MISSISSIPPI.



LAT...LON 3101 8933 3101 8935 3102 8942 3099 8944

      3101 8947 3101 8950 3103 8951 3103 8955

      3101 8955 3101 8965 3144 8965 3143 8913

      3092 8914 3092 8933



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