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WGUS54 KJAN 272106

FFWJAN

MSC031-065-280000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

304 PM CST TUE NOV 27 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 600 PM CST



* AT 304 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED     

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF   

COLLINS. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN

IS EXPECTED BY 6 PM. THE STORMS WERE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE HEAVY RAINS WILL AFFECT BASSFIELD...CARSON AND PRENTISS AND THE 

SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS.



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 3172 8943 3141 8984 3141 8995 3151 8996

          3176 8965

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