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WGUS54 KJAN 170318

FFWJAN

MSC049-089-121-170915-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1012 PM CDT MON OCT 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

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

  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON

  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

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



* UNTIL 415 AM CDT TUESDAY



* AT 1008 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE 

  WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  PELAHATCHIE...FLORA...EDWARDS AND BOLTON



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MAINLY BEEN ACROSS WESTERN HINDS COUNTY 

WHICH HAS SEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS BUT AS A LINE 

OF STORMS MOVE EAST THE RAINFALL WILL PICK UP ACROSS THE METRO AREA. 

AN INCH TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE METRO AREA IN LESS 

THAN AN HOUR AND THIS CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO PROBLEMS ON ROADS. 



2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA WITH 

AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.



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 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3236 9068 3236 9062 3251 9055 3260 9033

      3264 9029 3270 9009 3287 8995 3287 8974

      3264 8973 3259 8980 3237 8973 3207 8973

      3205 9072



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