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WGUS54 KJAN 281637

FFWJAN

LAC065-MSC149-281830-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1136 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MADISON PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TALLULAH...

  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VICKSBURG...



* UNTIL 130 PM CDT



* AT 1136 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED  

  HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE TALLULAH TO VICKSBURG AREA.  

  RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN    

  THIS AREA RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR        

  DRAINAGE AREAS.



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



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 3246 9124 3241 9080 3224 9095 3229 9138

TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 180DEG 0KT 3237 9100



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