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WGUS74 KJAN 021609

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1109 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



MSC061-067-101-021730-

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JONES MS-JASPER MS-NEWTON MS-

1109 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR

NEWTON...JASPER AND JONES COUNTIES...



AT 1108 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE 

WARNING AREA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FLASH FLOODING IS 

OCCURRING WITH MANY REPORTS OF FLOODED HOMES AND CARS BEING TAKEN

AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS NEAR LAUREL. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO 

INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA AND THIS WILL ONLY EXACERBATE 

THE CURRENT FLOODING. 



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

LAWRENCE...ROBERTS...STRATTON...LITTLE ROCK...DUFFEE...

GARLANDVILLE...ROSE HILL...TURNERVILLE...ORANGE...PAULDING...

NEWTON...DECATUR...CONEHATTA AND BAY SPRINGS



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 3179 8939 3181 8931 3258 8932 3258 8891

      3144 8892 3144 8939



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