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WGUS54 KJAN 171412

FFWJAN

LAC029-MSC001-063-171700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

910 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1200 PM CDT



* AT 910 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF  

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDING FROM MONTEREY  

  TO VIDALIA AND NATCHEZ...NORTHEAST TO WESTERN PORTIONS OF          

  JEFFERSON COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS   

  FALLING PER HOUR IN THIS AREA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY        

  NORTHEAST AND THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT ONE TO    

  TWO 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 3134 9178 3140 9118 3165 9115 3182 9087

          3181 9129 3167 9141 3158 9164



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