

000 

WGUS54 KSHV 271659

FFWSHV

ARC091-TXC037-272000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1153 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

  MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 300 PM CDT



* AT 1153 AM CDT...SHREVEPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.  

  RADAR INDICATES A WEST TO EAST BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING     

  FROM DEKALB...EAST TO NEW BOSTON AND NASH...WHICH WILL MOVE EAST   

  INTO THE CITY OF TEXARKANA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RADAR ESTIMATES   

  IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR HAVE BEEN INDICATED FROM    

  THESE STORMS...WHICH WILL MOVE OVER AREAS WHICH HAVE SEEN TWO AND  

  A HALF TO IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. 

  THIS EXCESSIVELY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE FLASH FLOODING ALONG   

  AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 30 FROM NEW BOSTON...TO NASH AND           

  TEXARKANA. NIX CREEK AND COWHORN CREEK IN THE CITY OF              

  TEXARKANA...AS WELL AS NUMEROUS UNDERPASSES...WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE  

  TO FLASH FLOODING AS WELL.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  TEXARKANA...NEW BOSTON...NASH...HOOKS AND DE KALB.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



CHILDREN SHOULD NOT PLAY IN OR NEAR DRAINAGE DITCHES...OR STORM

DRAINS.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SHREVEPORT.



REPEATING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD

WARNING FOR...

  BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

  MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

UNTIL 300 PM CDT.



LAT...LON 3361 9425 3356 9423 3359 9416 3356 9414

      3356 9401 3353 9399 3356 9397 3356 9391

      3353 9376 3327 9374 3337 9468 3368 9468



$$



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000 

WGUS54 KSHV 271659

FFWSHV

ARC091-TXC037-272000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1153 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

  MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 300 PM CDT



* AT 1153 AM CDT...SHREVEPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.  

  RADAR INDICATES A WEST TO EAST BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING     

  FROM DEKALB...EAST TO NEW BOSTON AND NASH...WHICH WILL MOVE EAST   

  INTO THE CITY OF TEXARKANA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RADAR ESTIMATES   

  IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR HAVE BEEN INDICATED FROM    

  THESE STORMS...WHICH WILL MOVE OVER AREAS WHICH HAVE SEEN TWO AND  

  A HALF TO IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. 

  THIS EXCESSIVELY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE FLASH FLOODING ALONG   

  AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 30 FROM NEW BOSTON...TO NASH AND           

  TEXARKANA. NIX CREEK AND COWHORN CREEK IN THE CITY OF              

  TEXARKANA...AS WELL AS NUMEROUS UNDERPASSES...WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE  

  TO FLASH FLOODING AS WELL.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  TEXARKANA...NEW BOSTON...NASH...HOOKS AND DE KALB.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



CHILDREN SHOULD NOT PLAY IN OR NEAR DRAINAGE DITCHES...OR STORM

DRAINS.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SHREVEPORT.



REPEATING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD

WARNING FOR...

  BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

  MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

UNTIL 300 PM CDT.



LAT...LON 3361 9425 3356 9423 3359 9416 3356 9414

      3356 9401 3353 9399 3356 9397 3356 9391

      3353 9376 3327 9374 3337 9468 3368 9468



$$



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