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LAC073-241645-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1016 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OUACHITA PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT



* AT 1016 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO 

  REPORT FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS OUACHITA

  PARISH.  RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAS BEEN OBSERVED 

  ACROSS PARTS OF THE PARISH FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS.  AN 

  ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS MORE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE 

  ACROSS THE PARISH.  WEST MONROE POLICE INDICATE SEVERAL STREETS 

  HAVE BEEN CLOSED ACROSS WEST MONROE.



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

  MONROE...SWARTZ...STERLINGTON...MONROE...CLAIBORNE...INTERSTATE 

  20...AND BROWNSVILLE BAWCOMVILLE.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 3241 9241 3233 9229 3228 9230 3228 9203

      3254 9193 3266 9192 3271 9199 3270 9207

      3259 9224 3258 9241



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