
721 
WGUS74 KJAN 050917
FFSJAN

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

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-
417 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

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

AT 416 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM BRANDON TO 9 MILES NORTH OF PEARL RIVER...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BRANDON TO 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF EDINBURG...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF 
THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. WATER IS 
SURROUNDING OR ENTERING MULTIPLE HOMES IN THE CITY OF FLORENCE. 
STEEN CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND MAKING ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LUDLOW...JACKSON...FLOWOOD...CLINTON...PISGAH...CARTHAGE...BOLTON...
FANNIN...GOSHEN SPRINGS...RENFROE...RIDGELAND...BROWNSVILLE...
MADISON...POCAHONTAS...FARMHAVEN...SINGLETON...ANNANDALE...
GLUCKSTADT...FLORA...THOMASTOWN...SHARON...CANTON...CAMDEN...LITTLE
YAZOO...MYRLEVILLE...TINSLEY...CAMERON...WAY AND VAUGHAN

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 3205 9053 3273 9047 3285 9017 3289 8974
      3293 8973 3293 8912 3202 8908

$$

GRG