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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

920 PM CDT WED APR 4 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT



* AT 930 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

  KOSCIUSKO...TO NEAR FOREST TO BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND NEWTON.

  THIS AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN 3 TO 9 INCHES OF RAINFALL THE PAST

  3 TO 6 HOURS...ESPECIALLY PORTIONS OF ATTALA...LEAKE AND NESHOBA

  COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT

  AS HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER ALREADY OVER- 

  SATURATED GROUNDS. 



DO NOT DRIVE OVER WATER COVERED ROADS BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT 

NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND 

FLASH FLOODS. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS OR

NEAR FLASHY RIVERS AND CREEKS.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.



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