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WGUS54 KJAN 220422

FFWJAN

MSC007-019-025-087-097-103-105-155-159-221020-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1019 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 420 AM CST



* AT 1019 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL 

AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.  RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.  RAINFALL 

TOTALS OF BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS 

LATE TONIGHT.  WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...

STREAMS...DRAINAGE DITCHES...AND STREETS IS LIKELY OVER MUCH 

OF THE WARNED AREA. 



FLOODING AT NIGHT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS...SINCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO 

DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS.  AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED 

AREAS AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. 



LAT...LON 3371 8950 3356 8974 3330 8965 3295 8986

          3296 8837 3370 8826 3365 8852 3371 8894



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