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WGUS54 KJAN 030334

FFWJAN

MSC121-030530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1031 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 1031 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER STAR...MOVING NORTHEAST 

AT 20 MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTS OF 

FLOODING AROUND THE STAR COMMUNITY.



RADAR INDICATES THAT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL 

OVER PORTIONS OF RANKIN COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT.



VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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 3208 9018 3206 8991 3214 8974 3248 8999



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