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MSC047-221115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

317 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ST. MARTIN...LONG BEACH...GULFPORT...

  BILOXI



* UNTIL 515 AM CST



* AT 314 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO HARRISON COUNTY. 

  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND CAN QUICKLY 

  LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3024 8915 3025 8905 3019 8907 3024 8890

      3032 8928 3037 8927 3038 8933 3064 8932

      3064 8932 3068 8888 3043 8887 3035 8879

      3040 8890 3032 8924 3024 8889 3025 8885

      3019 8909



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