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WGUS54 KJAN 011802 CCA

FFWJAN

MSC049-011900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1229 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2002



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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 1229 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EAST HINDS COUNTY. 

  2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. 



HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 3206 9046 3240 9022 3240 9007 3226 9021

          3220 9018 3217 9025 3206 9024

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