Thursday, March 26, 2009

Flood Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SANDY HOOK...COLUMBIA...
COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLLINS...
FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PETAL...HATTIESBURG...
JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...
LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST HATTIESBURG...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 1021 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADARS WERE INDICATING VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THE SOILS ARE
NEARLY SATURATED DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.
RADAR ESTIMATES OF OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE LAST
SEVERAL HOURS AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.

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