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WGUS54 KJAN 031552

FFWJAN

MSC085-031745-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1050 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT



* AT 1050 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

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

  ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROOKHAVEN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  

  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS MORNING

  AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS 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.

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