THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN WALTHALL COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 415 AM CDT * AT 117 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR DEXTER...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKLINTON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA IN THE LAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT HOUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NEW ORLEANS. && LAT...LON 3114 9000 3114 8994 3113 8993 3108 8991 3108 8984 3107 8983 3100 8983 3101 9017 3115 9012 3115 9000 -SWC-
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 06:23:16 +0000