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WGUS54 KJAN 030859

FFWJAN

LAC083-031300-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

359 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

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



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT



* AT 348 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH     

  FLOODING FROM A BAND OF TROPICAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER

  THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES PORTIONS OF EASTERN       

  RICHLAND PARISH HAVING ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 12 INCHES. AN        

  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL ONLY 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 HOLLY

  RIDGE...WARDEN AND DELHI



LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED MANY ROADS CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE PARISH 

DUE TO HIGH WATER. MANY HOMES BEING INUNDATED WITH HIGH WATER THROUGH

THE PARISH.



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.



LAT...LON 3237 9201 3255 9189 3253 9185 3257 9181

      3256 9175 3267 9163 3267 9159 3259 9159

      3259 9144 3241 9148 3241 9163 3239 9169

      3234 9172 3234 9175 3227 9177 3219 9183

      3217 9197 3220 9201 3227 9200 3229 9204



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