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WGUS74 KJAN 030403

FFSJAN

MSZ043-030430-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1100 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2001



FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 11 PM FOR...



MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



AT 1055 PM...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAINS OVER CENTRAL AND 

SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY HAD ABATED TO MOSTLY LIGHT SHOWERS. MOST OF 

THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS HAD REDEVELOPED FARTHER SOUTH. RADAR 

ESTIMATED RAINFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES FELL SINCE 5 PM IN AREAS AROUND 

GLUCKSTADT EASTWARD TO THE BARNETT RESERVOIR. AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 

INCHES LIKELY OCCURRED IN OTHER AREAS BETWEEN MADISON AND CANTON.



NUMEROUS ROADS WERE FLOODED IN MADISON WITH SOME BUSINESSES AND 

HOMES THREATENED BY RISING WATER BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM. NUMEROUS  

ROADS WERE ALSO CLOSED IN GLUCKSTADT AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 55 

AND HIGHWAY 51 WERE ALSO FLOODED FOR A TIME. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE 

REPORTED ONE EVACUATION FROM A RESIDENCE BETWEEN CANTON AND 

GLUCKSTADT. 



EVEN THOUGH RAINS HAVE DIMINISHED FOR NOW...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH 

REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR THE MADISON COUNTY AREA. 

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