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WGUS54 KJAN 022333

FFWJAN

MSC049-030130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

630 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 830 PM CDT



* AT 630 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN

  OVER SOUTH JACKSON...OR ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN        

  JACKSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES OF  

  UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR OVER THE AREA   

  FROM THE DOWNTOWN AREA WEST TO INTERSTATE 220.  THE RAINS SHOULD 

  DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM.



VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 3241 9033 3213 9046 3207 9025 3238 9017



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