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WGUS74 KJAN 130241

FFSJAN

MSC073-130300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

835 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2004



FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 830 PM FOR...



LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATE THAT WATER LEVELS HAVE 

BEGUN TO RECEDE IN LAMAR COUNTY ALONG LOWER LITTLE CREEK IN THE WAKE 

OF THE DAM BREAK AT BIG BAY LAKE DAM.  HOWEVER...HIGH WATER HAS 

SPREAD INTO AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL CHANNEL OR FLOODWAY OF THE 

CREEK...AND THIS WATER MAY TAKE QUITE SOME TIME TO RECEDE.  

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO A NUMBER OF HOMES IN LAMAR COUNTY 

ALONG LOWER LITTLE CREEK.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.  MOST FLOOD 

RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  



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