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WGUS54 KJAN 261607

FFWJAN

MSC021-029-049-149-261800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1103 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  WESTERN HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  EASTERN CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  WESTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 1100 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA 

OF HEAVY RAIN OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF WARREN AND CLAIBORNE 

COUNTIES...AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF HINDS AND COPIAH COUNTIES. THE 

RAIN AREA WAS DRIFTING TO THE WEST. RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAS 

ALREADY OCCURRED WITH SEVERAL BRIDGES WASHED OUT AND MANY ROADS 

CLOSED. SEVERAL HOMES HAVE ALSO BEEN FLOODED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 

UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IS POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.



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 3250 9034 3253 9079 3189 9096 3174 9038

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