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WGUS74 KJAN 141421

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

921 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



MSC051-053-055-083-125-133-151-141530-

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SUNFLOWER MS-LEFLORE MS-WASHINGTON MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-

SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-

921 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



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

ISSAQUENA...SHARKEY...HUMPHREYS...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...LEFLORE AND

SUNFLOWER COUNTIES...



AT 914 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. AN 

ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



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

SWIFTOWN...SIDON...ITTA BENA...INVERNESS AND GREENWOOD



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 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING

FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN

MISSISSIPPI.



LAT...LON 3362 9017 3347 9011 3346 9013 3342 9014

      3342 9017 3334 9017 3331 9007 3330 9007

      3305 9047 3277 9105 3300 9105 3339 9055



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