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WGUS74 KJAN 052256

FFSJAN

MSC049-121-060015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

455 PM CST WED MAR 5 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR...



HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



AT 455 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN OVER MUCH OF RANKIN COUNTY. ANOTHER 

CLUSTER OF STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OVER WESTERN HINDS 

COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE ALL MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.



SURFACE REPORTS AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 1 

AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT AN HOUR HAS OCCURRED OVER MANY PARTS 

OF THE WARNED AREA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS 

HAVE REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN FLORENCE...BYRAM...AND SOUTH 

JACKSON. AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA 

TH ROUGH 615 PM...ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS CAN BE EXPECTED.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE 

GREATER THAN YOU REALIZE...AND COULD CAUSE YOUR VEHICLE TO BE SWEPT 

AWAY. 



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