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WGUS54 KJAN 142029
FFWJAN
MSC025-105-150245-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
229 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2020

The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  A Dam Break in...
  North central Oktibbeha County in northeastern Mississippi...
  South central Clay County in northeastern Mississippi...

* Until 845 PM CST Tuesday.

* At 221 PM CST, emergency management reported the imminent failure
  of Oktibbeha County Lake Dam. The dam has not failed yet but a
  chance for failure still exists. County officials are taking
  actions to mitigate the threat of failure which are
  currently alleviating the pressure on the dam.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding from the imminent failure
           of Oktibbeha County Lake Dam.

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas downstream from
           the Oktibbeha County Lake Dam along the Biba Wila Creek
           and Trim Cane Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3359 8872 3355 8872 3353 8881 3349 8882
      3348 8884 3347 8884 3350 8894 3352 8894
      3354 8887 3359 8884

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
DAM FAILURE...IMMINENT

$$

MP/AW
