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WGUS54 KJAN 261259

FFWJAN

MSC021-049-063-089-261500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

757 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT



* AT 757 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

  EXTENDING FROM CANTON TO JACKSON TO PORT GIBSON TO FAYETTE. MOVING 

  WEST AT 15 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE OCCURRING 

OVER THIS AREA. SINCE MIDNIGHT...THIS AREA HAS HAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF 

RAIN. OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 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 3259 8996 3264 9021 3246 9055 3225 9065

          3201 9108 3170 9122 3164 9086 3209 9075

          3212 9034

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