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LAC035-067-123-150745-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1240 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAKE PROVIDENCE...

  MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BASTROP...

  WEST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...



* UNTIL 245 AM CDT



* AT 1240 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS           

  DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF         

  PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHELBURN...

  MILLIKIN...GASSOWAY...JONES AND BEEKMAN



RADAR ESTIMATE THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST 

HOUR AND A HALF IN THESE AREAS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY 

RAIN THAT OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 

2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



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 3270 9198 3270 9205 3301 9209 3301 9118

      3292 9120 3291 9115 3298 9112 3287 9110

      3280 9116 3269 9146 3263 9189

TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 180DEG 0KT 3287 9149



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