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WGUS54 KJAN 050020

FFWJAN

MSC035-073-050200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

718 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 900 PM CDT



* AT 718 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE 

TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER MOST OF LAMAR AND FORREST 

COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF RAINFALL IS NEARLY STATIONARY.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER 

FORREST AND LAMAR COUNTIES...AND SOME ROADS AND EVACUATIONS HAVE 

BEEN REPORTED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM.



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 3110 8968 3106 8926 3122 8916 3145 8954

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