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WGUS54 KJAN 261316

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MSC023-061-069-075-079-099-101-121-123-129-261610-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

815 AM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1110 AM CDT



* AT 812 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

  OVER A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.      

  MOVING WEST AT 30 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE 

OCCURRING OVER THIS REGION. THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED 4 TO 6 INCHES 

SINCE YESTERDAY. OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES 

MAY 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 3195 8851 3287 8848 3285 8963 3255 8971

          3214 9014 3206 8951

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