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WGUS54 KJAN 011207

FFWJAN

MSC121-127-011505-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

705 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1005 AM CDT



* AT 703 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED            

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM BRANDON TO 9 MILES    

  NORTHWEST OF MENDENHALL...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE REDEVELOPING BACK 

TO THE NORTH AND WILL MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED 

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. THROUGH 10 AM...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES 

OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNED AREA. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



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 3240 8987 3232 9011 3181 9011 3180 8986

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