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WGUS74 KJAN 251510

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MSC023-029-031-035-037-049-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-089-

091-099-101-121-123-127-129-262145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

959 AM CDT WED SEP 25 2002



THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR 

PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:



IN MISSISSIPPI...

     NESHOBA...LEAKE...KEMPER...MADISON...SCOTT...RANKIN...

     LAUDERDALE...NEWTON...HINDS...JASPER...CLARKE...SMITH...

     SIMPSON...COPIAH...JONES...COVINGTON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...     

     LAWRENCE...LINCOLN...FRANKLIN...MARION...LAMAR AND FORREST.



SOME CITIES INCLUDED...

     CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...DE KALB...FOREST...BROOKHAVEN...

     COLLINS...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...BUDE...HATTIESBURG...MERIDIAN...

     AND THE JACKSON METRO AREA.



RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE HAVE SPREAD OVER 

THE ENTIRE AREA. AS ISIDORE MOVES TOWARD A THURSDAY MORNING LANDFALL 

IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...HEAVIER RAINS WILL INCREASE OVER MUCH OF 

CENTRAL...EASTERN...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE IN JACKSON EXPECTS RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES 

OVER THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SHOULD AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF 

THE EXPECTED TRACK OF ISIDORE...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A DEKALB TO 

BROOKHAVEN LINE. HOWEVER...IT SHOULD ALSO BE EMPHASIZED THAT ANY 

RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA COULD CAUSE 

HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS IN SOME LOCATIONS.  



PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS 

REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF 

FLOODING THREATENS.



HERE ARE A FEW FLOODING SAFETY TIPS...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT 

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND 

IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS 

OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS...FOR 

FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

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