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WGUS54 KJAN 220020

FFWJAN

ARC003-017-LAC035-067-083-123-220615-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

614 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

  CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

  MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  WEST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 1215 AM CST



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

  DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST    

  ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN MOVING       

  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN 

SINCE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING TO THE 

SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA AND WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT.



THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IN MOREHOUSE PARISH HAVE REPORTED WATER OVER 

NUMEROUS ROADS.



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.



LAT...LON 3260 9186 3232 9198 3233 9179 3251 9170

          3250 9155 3263 9159 3262 9123 3292 9130

          3308 9123 3338 9131 3335 9193 3295 9204

          3282 9195



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