
320 
WGUS74 KJAN 301040
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
540 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

MSC031-035-067-073-301415-
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LAMAR MS-JONES MS-FORREST MS-COVINGTON MS-
540 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LAMAR COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
COVINGTON...FORREST...JONES AND LAMAR COUNTIES...

AT 536 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IS ONGOING 
DUE TO VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. 
WATER RESCUES ARE ONGOING IN LAMAR COUNTY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 98...WITH 
SEVERAL PEOPLE TRAPPED IN HOMES. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS... 
ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE 
HOURS.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LONE
STAR...SANFORD...MILL CREEK...TUCKERS CROSSING...MOSELLE...OVETT...
EASTABUCHIE...MACEDONIA...RAWLS SPRINGS...SUNRISE...SUMRALL...
SANDERSVILLE...PETAL...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...HATTIESBURG...
ELLISVILLE AND COLLINS

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT 
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS...ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3100 8935 3100 8942 3098 8943 3101 8951
      3100 8957 3121 8965 3143 8965 3144 8959
      3151 8959 3156 8962 3161 8975 3178 8976
      3182 8894 3144 8894 3143 8914 3091 8914
      3091 8934

$$

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