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WGUS74 KJAN 141447

FFSJAN



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

947 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



LAC041-083-141600-

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RICHLAND LA-FRANKLIN LA-

947 AM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR

FRANKLIN AND RICHLAND PARISHES...



AT 941 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 1 TO 2.5 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE LAST 1 TO 2 HOURS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAKERS...

ARCHIBALD...ALTO...HOLLY RIDGE...WARDEN AND DELHI



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1100 AM.



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 3238 9201 3256 9150 3251 9147 3242 9148

      3237 9145 3235 9150 3235 9147 3230 9150

      3231 9152 3229 9152 3211 9187 3216 9190

      3221 9198 3232 9202



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