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WGUS74 KJAN 241805

FFSJAN

MSC043-241900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1204 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...



GRENADA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 PM.



AT 12 PM...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF GRENADA 

COUNTY. HOWEVER...2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE MORNING AND 

SEVERAL ROADS WERE REPORTED CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM DUE TO THE 

CONTINUATION OF ROAD FLOODING AS RAIN CONTINUES TO RUNOFF.



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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