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WGUS54 KJAN 031404

FFWJAN

MSC085-031600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

900 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  

* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT



* AT 900 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER LINCOLN COUNTY...OR

  ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF BROOKHAVEN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER LINCOLN

COUNTY THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE 

EXPECTED BY 11 AM.



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 3137 9024 3154 9024 3153 9041 3137 9041

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