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WGUS54 KJAN 170349

FFWJAN

MSC007-170745-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1047 PM CDT MON OCT 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KOSCIUSKO



* UNTIL 245 AM CDT



* AT 1044 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MCCOOL...

  FRENCH CAMP AND ETHEL.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA. A QUICK BURST OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR CAN 

OCCUR OVER THIS AREA AND LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS. 



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 3329 8933 3294 8932 3294 8959 3293 8973

      3289 8974 3289 8995 3292 8990 3303 8983

      3312 8981 3329 8969



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