Yah, it hasn't gotten in higher, but the walls they built were supposed to protect them...ha! They are just poor people, so why not scrimp on materials? That happens there too much.
Got ya. Had forgotten about walls.
See here for latest flood advisories:
http://kamala.cod.edu/svr/
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WGUS54 KJAN 291611
FFWJAN
MSC031-065-067-077-085-292200-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1108 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 1100 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN ADVANCE OF THE EYEWALL OF HURRICANE
KATRINA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY THROUGH 5 PM.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
BOGUECHITTO...BROOKHAVEN...COLLINS...ELLISVILLE...LAUREL...MONTICELLO...MOUNT OLIVE...PRENTISS AND SANDERSVILLE
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION!
LAT...LON 3140 9058 3145 8892 3182 8890 3167 9060