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WGUS54 KJAN 112101

FFWJAN

MSC149-112300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

356 PM CDT MON APR 11 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VICKSBURG



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* AT 353 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED MOVING NORTHEAST    

AT 45 MPH INTO SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY. PORTIONS OF WARREN COUNTY 

HAVE   ALREADY RECEIVED WELL OVER AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE PAST FEW 

HOURS   AND MINOR STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN VICKSBURG 

RECENTLY.   ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE IN THE     WARNED AREA AS THE NEXT THUNDERSTORM MOVES 

THROUGH. THIS AMOUNT OF   PRECIPITATION WILL FALL ON SATURATED 

GROUND AND SHOULD QUICKLY RUN   OFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. 

 



* THE THUNDERSTORM EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WILL BE        

  NEAR...VICKSBURG BY 415 PM CDT





EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3218 9109 3213 9095 3220 9080 3250 9062

      3258 9071 3256 9084 3244 9085 3242 9094

      3241 9091 3239 9083 3223 9095



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