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WGUS54 KJAN 011439

FFWJAN

MSC007-051-053-011730-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

935 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT



* AT 935 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

  OVER EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY AND ACROSS CENTRAL ATTALA COUNTY. THIS  

  AREA OF RAIN WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER 

THE PAST FOUR HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING TO 

DEVELOP BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES WILL BE 

POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH 1230 PM.



VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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 3297 9006 3293 8979 3298 8938 3324 8936

          3323 8979 3329 9023 3324 9064 3303 9056

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