Severe Flooding in Meridian

From the NWS Jackson:

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1131 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

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LAUDERDALE MS-
1131 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

…A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST FOR
LAUDERDALE COUNTY…

***AT 1130 PM CST…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS INTERSECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN ARE UNDERWATER AND BLOCKED OFF WITH SEVERAL CARS STALLED
OUT AND ONE PERSON TRAPPED. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN ON THE ORDER OF AN
INCH AND ONE HALF OVER THE NEXT HOUR WILL OCCUR..WORSENING THE
ONGOING FLASH FLOODING. PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF RISING WATER IN
LOW-LYING AREAS AND WITHIN URBAN AREAS WHERE POOR RUN-OFF EXISTS.***

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE IMPACTING MERIDIAN. THE
STORMS WERE NEARLY ARE MOVING NORTHEAST OF 45 MPH BUT TRAINING OVER
THE SAME AREA. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS…ON THE ORDER OF
ONE TO THREE INCHES…HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO HOURS.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Severe Weather