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WGUS74 KJAN 271842

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1242 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



MSC019-025-087-097-105-155-271930-

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CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-WEBSTER MS-MONTGOMERY MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-CHOCTAW MS-

1242 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CST FOR

CHOCTAW...OKTIBBEHA...MONTGOMERY...WEBSTER...LOWNDES AND SOUTHERN

CLAY COUNTIES...



AT 1236 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO

DETECT VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS 

CENTERED NEAR MATHISTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF THREE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN 

THE PAST THREE HOURS OVER NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

PHEBA...LONGVIEW...CRAIG SPRINGS...GRIFFITH...STARKVILLE...OKTOC...

SESSUMS...MULDROW...WEST POINT...TIBBEE...CRAWFORD...BENT OAK...

WAVERLY...STEENS AND COLUMBUS



VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT 

HOUR....WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY 

IN THE THE STARKVILLE AREA. PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA MAY BE 

EXTENDED BEYOND 130 PM.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS

MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3330 8960 3368 8976 3366 8899 3360 8827

      3329 8831



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