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WGUS54 KJAN 121151

FFWJAN

MSC049-121-121345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

647 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  EASTERN HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 845 AM CDT



* AT 647 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDING FROM DOWNTOWN 

JACKSON SOUTHEAST INTO RICHLAND AND FLORENCE. THESE STORMS ARE 

MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREA AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE UP 

TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN SINCE 5 AM. NORTHBOUND SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 

49 HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN THE RICHLAND AREA AND A FEW HOMES HAVE BEEN 

FLOODED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE AND THIS WILL 

AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING. 



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 3232 9010 3237 9031 3207 9032 3208 9002

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