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WGUS54 KJAN 131946

FFWJAN

MSC023-132145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

146 PM CST THU MAR 13 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 345 PM CST



* AT 144 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

  QUITMAN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF...3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN SINCE NOON...JUST WEST OF SHUBUTA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS 

ARE MOVING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY AND AN ADDITIONAL 

1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.



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 3204 8891 3184 8889 3190 8844 3210 8849



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