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WGUS54 KLIX 260656

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MSC045-047-261000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

155 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...BAY ST.

  LOUIS

  HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LONG BEACH...GULFPORT...BILOXI



* UNTIL 500 AM CDT



* AT 150 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING ACROSS HANCOCK AND HARRISON COUNTIES. 

  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHWEST

  THROUGH AT LEAST 3 AM. RAINFALL RATES AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR

  WERE INDICATED.



* EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN HANCOCK AND HARRISON COUNTIES

  REPORTED NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF FLOODING FROM A COMBINATION OF

  HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH TIDES.



STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN HANCOCK AND HARRISON COUNTIES RANGED FROM 5

TO 8 INCHES...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL WORSEN THE ONGOING 

FLOODING...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE NEAR THE COAST AND 

RIVERS. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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

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



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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