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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

240 AM CDT FRI JUN 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LONG BEACH...GULFPORT...BILOXI



* UNTIL 545 AM CDT



* AT 230 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY       

  HEAVY RAIN OVER GULFPORT AS WELL AS AREAS BETWEEN GULFPORT AND     

  BILOXI. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS FORMING AND MOVING NORTH AT 10   

  MPH ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. THE GULFPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS      

  REPORTED WATER RISING TOWARD APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND OTHER HOMES   

  IN THE GULFPORT AREA. SOME AUTOMOBILES WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED AS    

  THE WATER RISES THIS MORNING. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES IS             

  EXPECTED THROUGH 545 AM CONTINUING THE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE   

  AREA.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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