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WGUS74 KJAN 051758

FFSJAN

MSC037-051930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1258 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM FOR...



FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



AT 1255 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS 

MUCH OF WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY. THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING 

VERY SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST.



RADAR INDICATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1245 PM OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY...PRIMARILY BETWEEN 

HAMBURG AND BUNKLEY. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH 

FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS. PEOPLE IN THE 

AREA BETWEEN HAMBURG AND BUNKLEY...AND ALSO NEAR THE HOMOCHITTO 

RIVER WEST OF BUNKLEY AND NEAR RICHARDSON CREEK...ARE IN THE AREAS 

MOST LIKELY TO EXPRIENCE FLASH FLOODING.



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