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000 

WGUS54 KJAN 131413

FFWJAN

MSC025-087-105-131715-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

913 AM CDT SAT JUN 13 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTPELIER...WEST POINT...

  LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS AFB...COLUMBUS...

  NORTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STARKVILLE...



* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT



* AT 912 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR MONTPELIER...MOVING

  SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE     

  ORDER OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE SINCE LATE      

  FRIDAY. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  GRIFFITH...PALA ALTO...MULDROW...SESSUMS...TIBBEE...WAVERLY...BENT

  OAK...KOLOLA SPRINGS...CALEDONIA AND STEENS



VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA FOR 

THE NEXT TWO HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES AN HOUR CAN CAUSE WIDESPREAD

FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING

AREAS: THE MASONIC SUBDIVISION ALONG MAGBY CREEK...AREAS ALONG THE

LUXIPALILA CREEK FROM CBDG CONTINUANCE SOUTH OF MAIN AND WEST OF

COLUMBUS...SOUTH OF 182. THE MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN

INCLUDING 15TH STREET AT COLLEGE STREET...LOCATIONS ALONG MOORES

CREEK...AND THE COLUMBUS BRICK DETENTION POND.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS

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



&&



LAT...LON 3330 8829 3344 8884 3358 8902 3375 8903

      3376 8894 3382 8892 3382 8872 3369 8871

      3369 8849 3367 8847 3370 8837 3375 8831

      3375 8825 3370 8824



$$



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