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WGUS54 KJAN 120405

FFWJAN

MSC015-051-083-133-120700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1103 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

  LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* AT 1103 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED           

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER     

  SUNFLOWER...LEFLORE...CARROLL...AND NORTHERN HOLMES COUNTIES. 



  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES HAVE       

  FALLEN OVER THE WARNING AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN  

  IS POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



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 3377 9063 3330 9075 3335 9045 3327 9023

          3298 8996 3338 8972



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