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WGUS74 KJAN 101246

FFSJAN

MSC011-133-151-101440-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

742 AM CDT THU OCT 10 2002



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...



BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



UNTIL 940 AM.



AT 742 AM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 

CLEVELAND...MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 25 MPH. SINCE MIDNIGHT...THIS 

AREA HAS RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN. OVER THE LAST HOUR...AN 

ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES HAS FALLEN. MORE HEAVY RAIN IS DEVELOPING 

BACK TO THE SOUTH AND WILL MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA THAT HAS ALREADY 

RECEIVED THE HEAVY RAINFALL. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE 

POSSIBLE THROUGH 940 AM.



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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