THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE * - TopicsExpress



          

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS... * UNTIL 815 PM CDT * AT 627 PM CDT...HEAVY SHOWERS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WERE REPORTED NEAR COLUMBUS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH BUT TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS... ON THE ORDER OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST SIX HOURS. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STEENS LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED MORE THAN 40 STREETS ARE CLOSED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF COLUMBUS DUE TO HIGH WATER OVER ROADS... MAKING THEM IMPASSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT HOUR WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH POSSIBLE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...IN ADDITION TO LOW LYING AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...A FEW INCHES OF WATER CAN SWEEP ANY SIZED VEHICLE DOWNSTREAM. (dm)
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 23:39:51 +0000

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