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WGUS54 KJAN 261139

FFWJAN

MSC029-037-085-261435-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

636 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 935 AM CDT



* AT 636 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

  FROM BUDE TO RED STAR TO HAZLEHURST MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE 

OCCURRING OVER THIS AREA. THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN SINCE YESTERDAY AND THE GROUND IS SATURATED. OVER THE NEXT 3 

HOURS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.



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 3202 9025 3201 9067 3165 9070 3139 9096

          3139 9031

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