THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 432 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TERRY. MOTORISTS DRIVING ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 473 AND OTHER NEARBY ROADS SHOULD BE ALERT TO POTENTIAL FLOODING. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE WARNED AREA... WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3212 9032 3213 9014 3212 9012 3208 9014 3204 9016 3199 9024 3198 9034 MC
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:38:58 +0000
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