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WGUS74 KJAN 030027

FFSJAN

MSC049-030130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

721 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR...



EASTERN HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



AT 720 PM...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE NEARLY STATIONARY VERY HEAVY 

RAINS OVER NORTHEAST JACKSON WHILE THE RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED OVER 

SOUTH JACKSON. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR SHOULD

BEGIN DIMINISHING OVER THE THE METRO AREA AFTER 8 PM.



VERY HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS

OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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