Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued August 29 at 3:28AM CDT until August 29 at 7:30AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Description

FFWJAN

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Hinds County in central Mississippi...
Southwestern Madison County in central Mississippi...
Rankin County in central Mississippi...
Northeastern Warren County in west central Mississippi...

* Until 730 AM CDT.

* At 328 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Jackson, Clinton, Pearl, Madison, Ridgeland, Vicksburg, Brandon,
Byram, Flowood, Richland, Florence, Raymond, Pelahatchie, Edwards,
Bolton, Bovina, Learned, Redwood, Pocahontas and Brownsville.

Instructions

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

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