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WGUS54 KJAN 192355

FFWJAN

MSC133-200200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

653 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 845 PM CDT



* AT 653 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED            

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...MOVING REPEATEDLY ACROSS 

  NORTHERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN THE DREW TO PARCHMAN AREA. RADAR      

  INDICATES UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHERN          

  SUNFLOWER COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE      

  POSSIBLE.



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 3398 9048 3398 9065 3380 9065 3380 9046

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