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WGUS74 KJAN 101445

FFSJAN

MSC011-133-151-101500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

940 AM CDT THU OCT 10 2002



FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR...



BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



AT 940 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS WERE BREAKING UP 

AND SHIFTING OUT OF THE AREA...MOVING TO NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE 20 

MILE WIDE AREA FROM PARCHMAN TO SHAW HAS RECEIVED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN SINCE ABOUT SUNRISE HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS SHOULD 

AVERAGE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF INCH PER HOUR. 



AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE CROSSING THE REGION THIS 

AFTERNOON AND SHOULD ALSO HELP DIMINISH THE CHANCES OF ANY MORE  

PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINS. 



REMEMBER TO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING WHERE WATER MAY STILL BE 

STANDING ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN TO AVOID 

HYDROPLANING.

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