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WGUS54 KJAN 262001

FFWJAN

MSC011-015-043-051-053-055-083-125-133-151-163-262300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

300 PM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  GRENADA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* AT 300 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 27 MILES NORTHEAST

  OF DREW TO 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROLLING FORK. THESE STORMS ARE

  GRADUALLY SHIFTING NORTHWEST AS NEW STORMS ARE FORMING OVER THE 

  SAME AREA.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR ONE INCH OCCURRING IN AN 

HOUR AT MANY LOCATIONS. VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE 

FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND 

UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 

FLASH FLOODING.



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 3385 8986 3257 9052 3308 9122 3505 9063

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