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WGUS54 KJAN 190354

FFWJAN

LAC025-041-190945-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1050 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CATAHOULA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  FRANKLIN PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINNSBORO



* UNTIL 445 AM CDT



* AT 1050 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPING FROM PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF OVER AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.



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



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT HOURS AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON.



LAT...LON 3130 9201 3131 9187 3164 9183 3179 9158

      3217 9153 3240 9152 3236 9171 3217 9185

      3188 9197



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