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WGUS54 KJAN 010904

FFWJAN

MSC031-035-065-067-073-091-011500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

300 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBIA

  COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLLINS

  FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PETAL...HATTIESBURG

  JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PINE BELT AIRPORT...LAUREL...

  ELLISVILLE

  LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST HATTIESBURG



* UNTIL 900 AM CST



* AT 300 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SANDY

  HOOK...BROOKLYN AND PURVIS.



***THIS IS A SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION***



STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE PAST 24 

HOURS IN THE WARNED AREA.  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING 

INCLUDING WATER ENTERING HOMES AND CLOSING MAJOR ROADWAYS EXISTS 

OVER THIS AREA.  WASHED OUT ROADWAYS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED.  



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA...AND RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE MORNING HOURS.  



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3176 8994 3139 8998 3121 9002 3101 8982

      3102 8935 3093 8933 3092 8913 3144 8915

      3145 8893 3181 8893



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