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WGUS54 KJAN 101142

FFWJAN

MSC011-133-151-101440-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

639 AM CDT THU OCT 10 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 940 AM CDT



* AT 639 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN

  8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LELAND...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE HALF INCH HAS FALLEN 

SINCE MIDNIGHT ACROSS THIS AREA. CURRENT RADAR ESTIMATES OF OVER ONE 

INCH PER HOUR IS FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THROUGH 940 AM...AN 

ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE AS MORE SHOWERS DEVELOP AND MOVE 

OVER THE SAME AREA.



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 3316 9099 3320 9076 3328 9075 3336 9060

          3381 9049 3396 9049 3397 9066 3410 9078

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