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WGUS54 KJAN 101639

FFWJAN

MSC011-133-101900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1135 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 1135 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED RAINFALL 

OF UPWARDS TO 4 INCHES OVER THE CITY OF CLEVELAND AND RADAR HAS 

ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES EXTENDING EAST INTO 

THE RULEVILLE AND SUNFLOWER AREAS OF SUNFLOWER COUNTY THE PAST HOUR 

OR SO.



THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH WITH 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THESE AREAS OF OVER AN INCH STILL POSSIBLE 

BEFORE THE RAINFALL EASES UP. THE VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE STORMS 

WILL MOST LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF NEARBY SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...LOCAL HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY 

ROADS AND FARMLANDS NEAR BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW 

LYING AREAS ARE MOST LIKELY COVERED WITH WATER IN AREAS. 



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES...SO DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY ALWAYS USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE FOR SAFE PASSAGE.



LAT...LON 3399 9064 3410 9077 3396 9101 3386 9103

          3381 9099 3378 9104 3368 9106 3361 9108

          3354 9099 3355 9078 3333 9071 3333 9047

          3397 9048

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