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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LA
853 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...

  THE WEST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR MCNEILL AFFECTING
  PEARL RIVER COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FORECAST CRESTS ARE BASED UPON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONG WITH
ANTICIPATED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECASTS
WILL BE MADE IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  REMEMBER...TWO FEET OF
RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING PICKUPS.  TURN
AROUND AND DON`T DROWN.

A FOLLOWUP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE PROVIDER...FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THE LATEST GRAPHICAL HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV.

&&

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853 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WEST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR MCNEILL.
* UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 7:45 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.5 FEET
  BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...SOME ROADS IN THE COUNTY INUNDATED BUT
  PASSABLE. HOMES IN WESTCHESTER SUBDIVISION, PICAYUNE WILL BE
  THREATENED. WATER OVER A FEW ROADS IN THE CITY OF PICAYUNE WILL
  CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. SCHOOL BUS TRAFFIC MAY NEED ALTERNATE
  ROUTES. BEECH STREET AND WESTCHESTER SUBDIVISION BELOW THE
  CONFLUENCE OF THE EAST AND WEST BRANCHES WILL BE SUBJECT TO
  FLOODING IN LOW PLACES.

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