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WGUS74 KJAN 220528

FFSJAN

MSC037-065-077-085-220615-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1120 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST FOR...



FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



AT 1115 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS FROM PRENTISS TO OAK VALE IN JEFFERSON DAVIS AND 

LAWRENCE COUNTIES.  THE RAIN HAS ENDED FARTHER WEST IN FRANKLIN AND 

LINCOLN COUNTIES.  



FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.



LINCOLN COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTED FLOODING ON 8 ROADS IN 

BROOKHAVEN...WITH A TOTAL OF 50 ROADS IN THE COUNTY. 



LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED FLOODING ON SEVERAL AREA 

ROADS INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF OAK VALE...TOPEKA...AND MONTICELLO.



JEFFERSON DAVIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED MULTIPLE STREETS 

FLOODED IN THE COUNTY.  



FLOOD WATERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR A TIME OVERNIGHT.  

HOWEVER...UNLESS RENEWED HEAVY RAINS DEVELOP...THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNINGS WILL NOT BE REISSUED.  



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