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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1242 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

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

  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RIDGELAND...

  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RICHLAND...

  SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF YAZOO CITY...

  MADISON PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

  ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VALLEY PARK...

  SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD...VICKSBURG...



* UNTIL 345 PM CDT



* AT 1236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED 

A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL TRAIN OVER 

THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  ANNANDALE...BENTON...MYRLEVILLE...PHOENIX...LITTLE YAZOO...

  TINSLEY...HOLLY BLUFF...ONWARD...YOUNGTON...OAK RIDGE...FLOWERS...

  BOVINA...BROWNSVILLE...POCAHONTAS...FLORA AND BOLTON



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.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3287 9096 3287 9014 3205 9010 3203 9095



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