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WGUS74 KJAN 121344

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

844 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008



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MOREHOUSE LA-WEST CARROLL LA-EAST CARROLL LA-RICHLAND LA-

844 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR

RICHLAND...EAST CARROLL...WEST CARROLL AND MOREHOUSE PARISHES...



AT 837 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

TRANSYLVANIA...DARNELL...GOODWILL...GALION...OAK GROVE...LAKE

PROVIDENCE AND BASTROP



HEAVY RAINFALL...BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT AND IS 

CAUSING AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA ARE UNDER WATER. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA 

THROUGH MID MORNING AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 

ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



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.



LAT...LON 3281 9205 3291 9198 3284 9114 3277 9116

      3273 9106 3254 9124 3254 9145 3252 9147

      3248 9194 3252 9191 3267 9191 3266 9194

      3271 9197 3270 9205 3274 9207



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