RECORD BREAKING RAINFALL RECORDED IN PARTS OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI

A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM AND MARITIME TROPICAL STEAMY AIR RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING HEAVIER RECORD BREAKING RAINFALL IN MANY PARTS OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI .
FOLLOWING RAIN AMOUNTS RECORDED ON SATURDAY,13 AUGUST:
•696.468 mm NEAR BROWNFIELDS,LOUISIANA.
•667.004mm IN MONTICELLO, LOUISIANA.
•580.136mm IN GLOSTER,MISSISSIPPI.
•547.624mm NEAR JACKSON,LOUISIANA.
•486.156mm IN BATON ROUGE,LOUISIANA (RECORD DAILY RAINFALL ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY)
•366.522mm IN PANAMA CITY,FLORIDA.

WIDESPREAD DAMAGE REPORTED FROM THESE AREAS.MANY PARTS ARE SEVERE INUNDATED UNDER WATER.

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