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WGUS54 KJAN 010019

FFWJAN

LAC029-107-010215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

614 PM CST THU JAN 31 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TENSAS PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 815 PM CST



* AT 614 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY...MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME 

AREA...FROM NEAR FROGMORE TO WATERPROOF TO SAINT JOSEPH. RADAR 

ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER 

THIS AREA SINCE 5 PM...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS 

LIKELY. THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

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