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WGUS74 KJAN 280338

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

938 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



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

938 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR

NORTHERN CHOCTAW...OKTIBBEHA...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...

WEBSTER...LOWNDES AND CLAY COUNTIES...



AT 931 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 

DETECT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST 

TWO HOURS. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 3 TO 5 WHICH HAS FALLEN DURING THE 

DAY.



POCKETS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA 

FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES 

POSSIBLE. MORE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 

AM WHICH COULD BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES.



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.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER

COVERS THE ROAD.FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3330 8833 3346 8947 3370 8950 3373 8931

      3373 8919 3375 8918 3375 8903 3376 8894

      3379 8893 3382 8873 3381 8871 3369 8871

      3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831

      3374 8825



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