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WGUS74 KJAN 272259

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

459 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



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CARROLL MS-MONTGOMERY MS-

459 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR

CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTIES...



AT 455 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED VERY HEAVY

RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE

ORDER OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST SIX HOURS.



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

SWEATMAN...JEFFERSON...TEOC...AVALON AND DUCK HILL



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

TWO HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF HIGHWAYS

AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO

FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3365 8954 3343 8950 3340 9007 3366 9009



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