Expires:202409061700;Remove:202409061700;122208 WGUS54 KJAN 061059 FFWJAN MSC023-061-075-101-123-129-061700- /O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0062.240906T1059Z-240906T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Jackson MS 559 AM CDT Fri Sep 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Scott County in central Mississippi... Smith County in central Mississippi... Clarke County in east central Mississippi... Jasper County in east central Mississippi... Lauderdale County in east central Mississippi... Newton County in east central Mississippi... * Until noon CDT Friday. * At 559 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen in parts of the area already. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches per hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Meridian, Forest, Morton, Newton, Quitman, Decatur, Bay Springs, Rose Hill, Raleigh, Collinsville, Marion, Conehatta, Nellieburg, Stonewall, Hillsboro, Polkville, Toomsuba, Hickory, Enterprise, Chunky and Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. && LAT...LON 3251 8977 3248 8880 3244 8841 3201 8846 3195 8932 3197 8965 3205 8966 3205 8973 3235 8973 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ NF