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WGUS74 KJAN 030104

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

804 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



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FRANKLIN MS-

804 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR

FRANKLIN COUNTY...



AT 759 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 915 PM.



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

KIRBY...MCCALL CREEK AND NEW HOPE



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING

FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.



LAT...LON 3161 9114 3161 9063 3136 9064 3135 9115



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