Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
755 PM CST THU FEB 4 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUITMAN...
  JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STRINGER...
  KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRESTON...
  LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAUDERDALE...MERIDIAN STATION...
  MERIDIAN...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CST

* AT 750 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM PRESTON TO MEEHAN TO MONTROSE.
THE AREA OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE
ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED TODAY.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BLUFF
  SPRINGS...ELECTRIC MILLS...PORTERVILLE...TAMOLA...BLACKWATER...
  PRISMATIC...DAMASCUS...DALEVILLE...MARTIN...SUQUALENA...KEWANEE...
  TOOMSUBA...ALAMUCHA...OAK GROVE...NELLIEBURG...MARION...LIBERTY...
  DE KALB AND COLLINSVILLE

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR
THE NEXT SIX HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE.

THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED AND ALL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE RAPID
RUNOFF. AREAS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS CLARKE AND
LAUDERDALE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 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 WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3189 8846 3183 8875 3181 8932 3222 8932
      3223 8936 3230 8933 3230 8932 3223 8932
      3223 8892 3293 8891 3292 8835

$$

OLB








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