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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

255 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CATAHOULA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

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

  CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...



* UNTIL 900 AM CDT



* AT 248 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN  

  FROM A BAND OF TROPICAL SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM OVER THE 

  WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PORTIONS OF CATAHOULA PARISH 

  HAVE ALREADY SEEN UP TO 16 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4      

  INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS...AND  

  COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS FLOODING OF STREAMS AND 

  BAYOUS.



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

  FROGMORE...WILDSVILLE...LEE BAYOU...WALLACE RIDGE...WALTERS...

  ARCHIE...MANIFEST...AIMWELL...SHERWOOD...ENTERPRISE...ROSEFIELD...

  WEST FERRIDAY...JONESVILLE AND CLAYTON



HIGHWAY 8 HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. A FEW APARTMENT 

COMPLEXES IN TOWN BEING INUNDATED WITH WATER. 



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON.



LAT...LON 3193 9200 3197 9190 3188 9178 3197 9159

      3178 9155 3175 9137 3162 9142 3165 9151

      3158 9141 3153 9151 3139 9147 3142 9157

      3129 9151 3126 9165 3105 9155 3098 9165

      3122 9169 3131 9190 3123 9192 3125 9200



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