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WGUS54 KJAN 111437

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MSC023-067-111700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

933 AM CDT SAT AUG 11 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1200 PM CDT



* AT 933 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND REPORTS OUT OF 

JONES COUNTY INDICATE UPWARDS TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THE 

PAST SEVERAL HOURS WITH SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN LAUREL. THIS VERY 

HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO MOVING INTO WESTERN CLARKE COUNTY AT THIS 

TIME. STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AND WITH 

MORE STORMS ON THE WAY...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN 

BE EXPECTED IN THESE COUNTIES THROUGH MIDDAY.



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 3186 8862 3159 8894 3146 8892 3146 8936

          3180 8936 3181 8894 3161 8894 3187 8862

          3187 8875 3184 8881 3185 8890 3222 8890

          3222 8844 3206 8845

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