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WGUS54 KJAN 031542

FFWJAN

MSC061-127-129-031745-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1039 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT



* AT 1039 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER TAYLORSVILLE

  ...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 9 30 AM 

AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. 



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 3201 8890 3202 8935 3200 8987 3179 8984

          3179 8944 3182 8892

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