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WGUS54 KJAN 150251

FFWJAN

MSC149-150450-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

948 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1150 PM CDT



* AT 948 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WARREN COUNTY...OR

  ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VICKSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.



VICKSBURG REPORTED NEAR 1.5 INCHES DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES WHICH 

OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN PART OF WARREN COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 

4 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FROM MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY 

RAINS FROM THE WEST.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS.



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 3240 9085 3222 9086 3221 9078 3228 9073

          3250 9071



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