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WGUS44 KJAN 241703
FLWJAN

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1203 PM CDT Wed Aug 24 2022


MSC069-079-089-099-101-123-242300-
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Kemper MS-Leake MS-Madison MS-Neshoba MS-Newton MS-Scott MS-
1203 PM CDT Wed Aug 24 2022

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central Mississippi and east central 
  Mississippi, including the following counties, in central 
  Mississippi, Leake, Madison and Scott. In east central 
  Mississippi, Kemper, Neshoba and Newton.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads 
  remain closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all 
  the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems 
  in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1201 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain continuing
    to move across the area and flooding is ongoing. Between 4
    and 9 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Jackson, Canton, Philadelphia, Forest, Carthage, Morton,
    Newton, Prospect, Edinburg, Harperville, Nanih Waiya,
    Preston, Pearl River, Neshoba, Lawrence, Decatur, De Kalb,
    Liberty, Dowdville and Dixon.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3244 9006 3266 9026 3266 9020 3274 9005
      3283 9002 3288 8997 3288 8973 3293 8973
      3293 8835 3258 8839 3258 8891 3222 8891
      3222 8973 3235 8973 3259 8979 3258 8986
      3251 8993 3248 9002


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