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WGUS74 KJAN 141041

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

541 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



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CHICOT AR-WEST CARROLL LA-EAST CARROLL LA-WASHINGTON MS-

541 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR

WASHINGTON AND CHICOT COUNTIES...AND EAST CARROLL AND WEST CARROLL

PARISHES...



AT 529 AM CDT...THE INITIAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAINS AND EMBEDDED 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. 

HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTHWEST 

LOOK TO MOVE INTO THE WARNED AREA BEFORE 6 AM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO METCALFE



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

630 AM. THESE AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN ADDITION TO THE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN WHICH HAVE FALLEN SINCE 330 AM. 



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 3276 9158 3279 9159 3286 9156 3290 9148

      3298 9143 3319 9135 3354 9102 3354 9076

      3326 9079 3303 9115 3293 9122 3269 9153

      3269 9162 3273 9162



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