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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

553 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HOWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 900 PM CDT



* AT 553 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR      

  INDICATES A WEST TO EAST BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING    

  EXCESSIVELY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MINERAL SPRINGS...EAST TO          

  NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES ARE       

  ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR TWO INCHES PER HOUR...WHICH WILL FALL OVER    

  AREAS WHICH HAVE SEEN THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST FEW 

  HOURS. WITH THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED...THE HEAVY RAINFALL     

  WILL CREATE FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY NEAR AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 27  

  FROM MINERAL SPRINGS TO NASHVILLE...AND ALSO ALONG HIGHWAY 24 FROM 

  EAST OF LOCKESBURG...TO NASHVILLE.  



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

  AND MINERAL SPRINGS. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SHREVEPORT.



LAT...LON 3375 9395 3375 9383 3418 9382 3422 9410



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000 

WGUS54 KSHV 272257

FFWSHV

ARC061-280200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

553 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HOWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 900 PM CDT



* AT 553 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR      

  INDICATES A WEST TO EAST BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING    

  EXCESSIVELY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM MINERAL SPRINGS...EAST TO          

  NASHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES ARE       

  ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR TWO INCHES PER HOUR...WHICH WILL FALL OVER    

  AREAS WHICH HAVE SEEN THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST FEW 

  HOURS. WITH THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED...THE HEAVY RAINFALL     

  WILL CREATE FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY NEAR AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 27  

  FROM MINERAL SPRINGS TO NASHVILLE...AND ALSO ALONG HIGHWAY 24 FROM 

  EAST OF LOCKESBURG...TO NASHVILLE.  



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

  AND MINERAL SPRINGS. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SHREVEPORT.



LAT...LON 3375 9395 3375 9383 3418 9382 3422 9410



$$



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