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WGUS74 KJAN 050751
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
251 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

MSC055-149-050757-
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WARREN MS-ISSAQUENA MS-
251 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ISSAQUENA AND WARREN COUNTIES...

LAT...LON 3202 8908 3205 9061 3253 9056 3271 9062
      3285 9017 3289 8974 3293 8973 3293 8912

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MSC049-061-079-089-099-101-121-123-129-163-051115-
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SMITH MS-SCOTT MS-RANKIN MS-NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS-MADISON MS-LEAKE MS-
JASPER MS-HINDS MS-YAZOO MS-
251 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY...
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHERN YAZOO...HINDS...NORTHWESTERN JASPER...LEAKE...MADISON...
WESTERN NESHOBA...WESTERN NEWTON...RANKIN...SCOTT AND NORTHERN SMITH
COUNTIES...

AT 247 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM FLOWOOD TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINEY WOODS...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FLOWOOD TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINOLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER 
OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. HOMES HAVE 
BEEN REPORTED FLOODED IN THE WINDCHASE SUBDIVISION IN BRANDON BY 
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. RESCUES ARE IN PROGRESS. ALSO...TWO FEET 
OF WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS HIGH STREET IN JACKSON BY LOCAL 
MEDIA.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MONTEREY...STAR...PHOENIX...POCAHONTAS...RIDGELAND...MADISON...
FLORA...BRANDON...ANNANDALE...CATO...GLUCKSTADT...JOHNS...TINSLEY...
WHITE OAK...FANNIN...LITTLE YAZOO...MYRLEVILLE...CANTON...GOSHEN
SPRINGS...BURNS...PISGAH...SHARON...TURNERVILLE...PELAHATCHIE...
PINEVILLE...WAY...PULASKI...HOMEWOOD...VAUGHAN...MORTON...
FARMHAVEN...DOWDVILLE...NESHOBA...DIXON...TUSCOLA...MADDEN...
EDINBURG...RENFROE...SINGLETON...THOMASTOWN...CAMERON...CAMDEN...
LEESBURG...FORKVILLE...BRANCH...LUDLOW...HARPERVILLE...HILLSBORO...
STEELE...PROSPECT...LAWRENCE...ROBERTS...STRATTON...GARLANDVILLE...
PEARL RIVER...NEWTON...FOREST...DECATUR...CONEHATTA AND CARTHAGE

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT 
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE FLOODING
ON INDUSTRIAL DRIVE AND RICHLAND CIRCLE IN THE CITY OF RICHLAND.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FIVE INCHES IN THREE HOURS CAN CAUSE
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF BRANDON INCLUDING
BARAHAM ROAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 3202 8908 3205 9061 3253 9056 3271 9062
      3285 9017 3289 8974 3293 8973 3293 8912

$$

GRG