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WGUS54 KJAN 310809

FFWJAN

MSC015-043-051-097-311200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

204 AM CST SUN MAR 31 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GRENADA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 600 AM CST



* AT 138 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 2 TO 

3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND NORTHCENTRAL 

MISSISSIPPI. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES TO THE LEXINGTON TO 

WINONA TO GRENADA AREA. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



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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