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WGUS54 KJAN 212303

FFWJAN

MSC073-091-220500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

501 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1100 PM CST



* AT 501 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY      

  RAIN ALONG HIGHWAY 44 BETWEEN COLUMBIA...IMPROVE AND               

  SUMERALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN SINCE 

THIS MORNING AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED 

THROUGH 8 PM.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



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 3106 8980 3107 8940 3133 8939 3142 8952

          3138 8977 3140 9003 3124 8998



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