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WGUS74 KJAN 122241

FFSJAN

MSC073-091-130000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

440 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2004



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...



LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



UNTIL 6 PM CST.



THE BIG BAY LAKE DAM ON LOWER LITTLE CREEK HAS FAILED. FLOODING FROM 

THIS DAM BREAK WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM FOR LOCATIONS ALONG LOWER 

LITTLE CREEK IN LAMAR AND MARION COUNTIES.  BIG BAY LAKE IS EMPTY... 

ALL THE WATER IS FLOWING DOWN THE LOWER LITTLE CREEK AND WATER IS 

STARTING TO RECEDE JUST BELOW THE DAM. 



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN MARION COUNTY REPORT THAT WATER 

LEVELS OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE OCCURRING ALONG LOWER LITTLE 

CREEK NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF PINEBUR IN SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY. WATER 

IS STILL RISING NEAR THE TOWN OF PINEBUR.  THE WATER IS FLOWING AT A 

VERY HIGH VELOCITY...AND POSES SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO PEOPLE LIVING 

IN HOMES IN LOW LYING AREAS AND IN AREAS WHERE IT IS MOVING ACROSS 

ROADWAYS. 



BETWEEN NOW AND 530 PM...HIGH WATER SHOULD BE NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF 

HUB AND WHERE HIGHWAY 13 CROSSES LOWER LITTLE CREEK. WATER RISES OF 

SEVERAL FEET ABOVE NORMAL FLOW ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...AND 

WATER COULD APPROACH OR EVEN POSSIBLY FLOW ACROSS THE ROADWAY AT THE 

HIGHWAY 13 BRIDGE.



TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 13...THE WATER RISE SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH 

SOMEWHAT AS THE WATER FROM THE DAM ENTERS THE FLOOD PLAIN OF THE 

PEARL RIVER.  WATER LEVELS COULD RISE 1 TO 1.5 FEET IN THE MAIN 

CHANNEL OF THE PEARL RIVER FROM THE MOUTH OF LOWER LITTLE CREEK TO 

HUNT BLUFF LATER THIS EVENING. WATER LEVELS SHOULD STAY BELOW FLOOD 

LEVELS ALONG THE PEARL RIVER IN MARION COUNTY.



THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR IN AREAS 

WHERE WATER IS CROSSING THE ROADWAY.  IF YOU ARE IN A LOW LYING AREA 

ALONG LOWER LITTLE CREEK IN MARION COUNTY...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  

PLEASE HEED ANY RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR 

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.



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