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WGUS54 KJAN 201905

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MSC021-049-121-149-202200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

100 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN JACKSON...CLINTON   

  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RICHLAND...PEARL...FLOWOOD...BRANDON

  NORTHERN CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI   

  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VICKSBURG



* UNTIL 400 PM CST



* AT 100 PM CST...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. 

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WERE NEAR 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS 

NEAR 3 INCHES.



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.



AT LEAST A FOOT OF WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG HALLS FERRY ROAD IN 

VICKSBURG BY HAM RADIO OPERATORS.



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...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3202 9103 3207 9042 3208 8976 3240 8980

      3237 9015 3242 9086



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