
497 
WGUS74 KJAN 090511
FFSJAN

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1111 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

MSC061-067-090600-
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JONES MS-JASPER MS-
1111 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR
JASPER AND NORTHERN JONES COUNTIES...

AT 1110 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SCATTERED REPORTS 
OF FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS JASPER COUNTY...FROM VERY HEAVY RAIN 
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE STORMS WERE GENERALLY MOVING NORTHEAST 
AROUND 40 MPH...BUT WERE TENDING TO DEVELOP OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. 
ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR 
INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO HOURS.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GARLANDVILLE...ROSE HILL...TURNERVILLE...ORANGE...PAULDING...STAFFORD
SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG AND BAY SPRINGS

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
HOUR. WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3166 8894 3158 8919 3154 8939 3178 8940
      3181 8932 3204 8932 3222 8930 3222 8892
      3200 8892

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BYB