
295 
WGUS74 KJAN 050634
FFSJAN

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

MSC049-055-061-079-089-099-101-121-123-129-149-163-051115-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WARREN MS-SMITH MS-SCOTT MS-RANKIN MS-NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS-MADISON 
MS-LEAKE MS-JASPER MS-ISSAQUENA MS-HINDS MS-YAZOO MS-
134 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

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

AT 133 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM CONEHATTA TO FANNIN TO WHITES...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROSPECT TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRANDON TO
STAR...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON
THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TERRY...UTICA...FORKVILLE...MONTEREY...STEELE...STRATTON...
HARPERVILLE...DRY GROVE...PISGAH...GOSHEN SPRINGS...FLORENCE...
YOKENA...BYRAM...LE TOURNEAU...LUDLOW...RICHLAND...PEARL...NEWMAN...
NESHOBA...TUSCOLA...RAYMOND...DIXON...FLOWOOD...MADDEN...DOWDVILLE...
FARMHAVEN...JACKSON...VICKSBURG...EDWARDS...CLINTON...BOVINA...
BOLTON...SHARON...CARTHAGE...FLOWERS...PEARL RIVER...EDINBURG...
MADISON...RIDGELAND...CAMDEN...YOUNGTON...BROWNSVILLE...CANTON...
GLUCKSTADT...POCAHONTAS...REDWOOD...OAK RIDGE...RENFROE...CAMERON...
THOMASTOWN...ANNANDALE...EAGLE BEND...SINGLETON...FLORA...PHOENIX...
WAY...VAUGHAN...LITTLE YAZOO...MYRLEVILLE AND TINSLEY

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

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 3205 9071 3222 9073 3215 9077 3208 9093
      3227 9099 3234 9091 3236 9100 3244 9097
      3243 9104 3250 9106 3249 9099 3250 9099
      3256 9108 3285 9017 3289 8974 3293 8973
      3293 8912 3202 8908

$$

GRG