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WGUS54 KJAN 071856

FFWJAN

MSC037-072100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

155 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 400 PM CDT



* AT 154 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY      

  RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL 

BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 PM...ESPECIALLY FROM THE MEADVILLE AREA 

EASTWARD. RECENT RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE COUNTY HAVE SATURATED

THE GROUND SO THESE ADDED RAINS SHOULD PRODUCE FLOODING PROBLEMS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU LIVE IN THIS AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



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

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



LAT...LON 3135 9103 3136 9066 3162 9064 3161 9109

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