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WGUS54 KJAN 160501

FFWJAN

LAC067-160700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1100 PM CST FRI MAR 15 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 100 AM CST



* AT 1100 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED           

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN MOREHOUSE

  PARISH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES WERE FROM 2 TO 3

  INCHES PER HOUR WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. FLASH FLOODING OF LOW 

  LYING AREAS...SMALL RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL BE LIKELY. 



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. AVOID AREAS WHERE WATER 

COVERS THE ROADWAY.



LAT...LON 3282 9203 3260 9183 3299 9149 3300 9203

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