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WGUS54 KJAN 031031

FFWJAN

MSC089-031330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

530 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 830 AM CDT



* AT 530 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN UPWARDS TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 

NEAR FLORA...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. AREAS FROM CANTON

...TO GLUCKSTADT AND MADISON RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE PREVIOUS 

EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOST LIKELY 

RUN-OFF RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLASH 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. FURTHERMORE...

MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS 

YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE EASILY SWEPT AWAY



LAT...LON 3281 8974 3288 8975 3288 8993 3274 9004

          3267 9015 3265 9030 3258 9042 3251 9041

          3251 9023 3243 9020 3242 9007 3257 8991

          3264 8974

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