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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 052049

FFSJAN

MSC001-060030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

228 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 620 PM CST

FOR ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. 



ADAMS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT ACTIONS TAKEN

BY LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERED THE THREAT

OF FAILURE AT ROBBINS LAKE DAM SOUTH OF NATCHEZ.



COUNTY OFFICIALS WERE ABLE TO PUMP WATER OUT OF THE LAKE.

WATER IS NO LONGER FLOWING OVER ROBBINS LAKE ROAD.  LAKE LEVELS

HAVE STARTED TO FALL AND BARRING ANY MORE HEAVY RAINFALL THE

SITUATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL

HOURS.



HOWEVER... PEOPLE BELOW ROBINS LAKE DAM SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR 

CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON UNTIL THE THREAT OF FAILURE NO

LONGER EXISTS.









$$

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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 052049

FFSJAN

MSC001-060030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

228 PM CST THU FEB 5 2004



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 620 PM CST

FOR ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. 



ADAMS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT ACTIONS TAKEN

BY LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERED THE THREAT

OF FAILURE AT ROBBINS LAKE DAM SOUTH OF NATCHEZ.



COUNTY OFFICIALS WERE ABLE TO PUMP WATER OUT OF THE LAKE.

WATER IS NO LONGER FLOWING OVER ROBBINS LAKE ROAD.  LAKE LEVELS

HAVE STARTED TO FALL AND BARRING ANY MORE HEAVY RAINFALL THE

SITUATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL

HOURS.



HOWEVER... PEOPLE BELOW ROBINS LAKE DAM SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR 

CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON UNTIL THE THREAT OF FAILURE NO

LONGER EXISTS.









$$

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