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WGUS54 KJAN 060140

FFWJAN

MSC133-060440-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

839 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1140 PM CDT



* AT 839 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 9 MILES WEST OF DREW...OR

  ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHELBY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE FALLING 

FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN 

OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE 

THROUGH 1140 PM.



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 3396 9066 3374 9066 3375 9047 3398 9048



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