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WGUS74 KJAN 272257 CCA

FFSJAN

MSC031-065-280000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

447 PM CST TUE NOV 27 2001



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...



COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 6 PM.



AT 445 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE  

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY ALONG HIGHWAY 42 FROM MELBA TO 

PRENTISS. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

SINCE 2 PM. AS THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES NORTHEAST AT 25 

MPH...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BY 6 PM. THE 

HEAVY RAINS WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES FROM MELBA TO BASSFIELD TO 

CARSON TO PRENTISS...THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

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