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000 

WGUS54 KJAN 220434

FFWJAN

MSC023-061-069-075-221030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1034 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 430 AM CST



* AT 1029 PM CST...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL WAS APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST...AND CURRENTLY 

EXTENDED FROM PHILADELPHIA IN NESHOBA COUNTY TO PRENTISS IN 

JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY.  



ABOUT 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY BEEN MEASURED AT KEY FIELD IN 

MERIDIAN SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 

INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SO FAR.  RAINFALL 

RATES OF ABOUT 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AND CONTINUE FOR 2 

TO 3 HOURS.  THUS...FLOODING OF STREETS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING 

AREAS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVERNIGHT.  



FLOODING AT NIGHT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS...SINCE THE DEPTH OF WATER 

IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE.  AVOID DRIVING INTO FLOODED AREAS AND 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.



LAT...LON 3291 8890 3221 8890 3222 8933 3183 8932

          3186 8887 3191 8850 3291 8837



$$



CRAVEN

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000 

WGUS54 KJAN 220434

FFWJAN

MSC023-061-069-075-221030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1034 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 430 AM CST



* AT 1029 PM CST...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL WAS APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST...AND CURRENTLY 

EXTENDED FROM PHILADELPHIA IN NESHOBA COUNTY TO PRENTISS IN 

JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY.  



ABOUT 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY BEEN MEASURED AT KEY FIELD IN 

MERIDIAN SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 4 

INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SO FAR.  RAINFALL 

RATES OF ABOUT 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AND CONTINUE FOR 2 

TO 3 HOURS.  THUS...FLOODING OF STREETS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING 

AREAS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVERNIGHT.  



FLOODING AT NIGHT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS...SINCE THE DEPTH OF WATER 

IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE.  AVOID DRIVING INTO FLOODED AREAS AND 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.



LAT...LON 3291 8890 3221 8890 3222 8933 3183 8932

          3186 8887 3191 8850 3291 8837



$$



CRAVEN

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