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WGUS54 KJAN 260745

FFWJAN

MSC035-073-091-261140-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

241 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 640 AM CDT



* AT 241 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

  ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FORREST...LAMAR AND MARION        

  COUNTIES.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS 

THIS AREA. RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS BEEN BETWEEN 3 AND 5 

INCHES AND THE GROUND IS SATURATED. OVER THE NEXT 4 HOURS...AN 

ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE.



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.



LAT...LON 3105 8980 3105 8935 3095 8932 3095 8914

          3143 8917 3142 8979 3134 8999

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