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WGUS54 KJAN 030004

FFWJAN

LAC025-029-041-083-030300-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

704 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CATAHOULA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTEREY...LARTO...

  CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FERRIDAY...

  FRANKLIN PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINNSBORO...

  RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...START...RAYVILLE...MANGHAM...



* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT



* AT 659 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WARNED 

AREA.



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

  LEE BAYOU...AIMWELL...SHERWOOD...ENTERPRISE...ROSEFIELD...JIGGER...

  LIDDIEVILLE...CROWVILLE...BAKERS...ARCHIBALD...BUCKNER...ALTO...

  HOLLY RIDGE...WARDEN...WISNER AND DELHI



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD 

OF TIME ARE POSSIBLE IN 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.



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

JACKSON.



LAT...LON 3193 9201 3195 9190 3208 9192 3212 9187

      3220 9201 3235 9202 3254 9190 3258 9148

      3233 9147 3226 9153 3227 9155 3221 9149

      3200 9149 3188 9157 3178 9155 3171 9144

      3127 9158 3125 9181 3130 9191 3124 9200



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