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WGUS54 KJAN 240742

FFWJAN

MSC035-067-073-091-241130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

137 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 530 AM CST



* AT 137 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF

  LAUREL TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA.  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS

  NEARLY STATIONARY.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AND MEASURED RAIN GAUGE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 

INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.  SINCE THE 

PRIMARY LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE 

AREA UNTIL AROUND 400 AM CST...ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS 

POSSIBLE.  FLOODING OF STREAMS...STREETS...AND LOW LYING AREAS IS 

LIKELY.  



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



LAT...LON 3142 8965 3116 8995 3104 8975 3103 8932

          3094 8931 3094 8916 3145 8916 3147 8894

          3181 8896 3172 8930 3143 8939



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