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WGUS54 KJAN 111710

FFWJAN

MSC073-111905-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1204 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 205 PM CDT



* AT 1204 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER 

  OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SUMRALL...OR ABOUT 

  10 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG...DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH AT  

  AROUND 10 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR 2 INCHES OVER SUMRALL AND 

RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY WITHIN THE LAST 2 HOURS...WITH 

AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH 200 PM CDT. REPORTS FROM 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT WATER IS RISING IN 

SUMRALL...AND BEGINNING TO THREATEN SOME BUILDINGS.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN THE SUMRALL AREA.



VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 

SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.







LAT...LON 3125 8966 3126 8937 3133 8936 3135 8946

          3144 8947 3143 8966

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