Heavy Rain Brings Floods, Evacuations in Deep South

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Weather.com - 5/02/13

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Parts of southeast Mississippi and southwest Alabama were pounded with thunderstorms Wednesday night into early Thursday, and numerous showers and thunderstorms could result in excessive rainfall and possible flash flooding again today.

The Jackson County Emergency Management operations office in Pascagoula, Miss., has opened and officials have evacuated residents from rising floodwaters in Moss Point, Pascagoula and Gautier, according to Jackson County EMA Director Earl Etheridge.

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