

000 

WGUS54 KSHV 220438

FFWSHV

LAC043-059-220830-

/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0001.080222T0436Z-080222T0830Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1036 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GRANT PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

  LA SALLE PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...



* UNTIL 230 AM CST



* AT 1036 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

INDICATED   FLASH FLOODING FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT 

CONTINUE TO MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. DOPPLAR RADAR 

INDICATES THAT WIDESPREAD TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS MUCH OF GRANT AND LA SALLE PARISHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS 

NEARING FIVE INCHES JUST SOUTH OF COLFAX IN SOUTHERN GRANT PARISH. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

GEORGETOWN...JENA...AND OLLA



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE 

IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS..



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SHREVEPORT.



LAT...LON 3140 9265 3180 9261 3180 9233 3193 9230

      3193 9200 3151 9202

TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 180DEG 0KT 3169 9236



$$



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000 

WGUS54 KSHV 220438

FFWSHV

LAC043-059-220830-

/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0001.080222T0436Z-080222T0830Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1036 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GRANT PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

  LA SALLE PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...



* UNTIL 230 AM CST



* AT 1036 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

INDICATED   FLASH FLOODING FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT 

CONTINUE TO MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS. DOPPLAR RADAR 

INDICATES THAT WIDESPREAD TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS MUCH OF GRANT AND LA SALLE PARISHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS 

NEARING FIVE INCHES JUST SOUTH OF COLFAX IN SOUTHERN GRANT PARISH. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

GEORGETOWN...JENA...AND OLLA



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE 

IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS..



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

SHREVEPORT.



LAT...LON 3140 9265 3180 9261 3180 9233 3193 9230

      3193 9200 3151 9202

TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 180DEG 0KT 3169 9236



$$



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