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WGUS54 KJAN 151432

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MSC007-049-051-053-089-121-163-151600-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

929 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...



* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT



* AT 929 AM CDT...REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT...EMERGENCY           

  MANAGEMENT...AND THE PUBLIC...INDICATE THAT FLASH FLOODING IS

  OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL WILL BE DIMINISHING     

  FROM THE WEST THROUGH 11 AM...WITH ONLY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL        

  AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH EXPECTED. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER   

  RAINS OF BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES...COMBINED WITH THE RAIN STILL     

  FALLING...WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO CONTINUE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3206 9056 3251 9055 3303 9066 3310 9065

      3312 9068 3327 9071 3324 8979 3261 8976

      3259 8979 3250 8975 3206 8973

TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 180DEG 0KT 3251 8991



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