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WGUS54 KJAN 021354

FFWJAN

MSC079-021545-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

852 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT



* AT 852 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF

  CARTHAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAD FALLEN SINCE 7 

AM. STORMS ARE REDEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF LEAKE 

COUNTY AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY 10 AM.



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 3271 8970 3269 8934 3292 8933 3293 8967

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