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WGUS54 KJAN 150626

FFWJAN

LAC041-083-151100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

120 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  FRANKLIN PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 120 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 44 MILES WEST OF START

  TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CROWVILLE...OR FROM 11 MILES SOUTH OF

  RUSTON TO 17 MILES EAST OF WINNSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  

TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HOURLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 

INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  RADAR ESTIMATES 

INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY 

FALLEN IN DURING THE EVENING...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 4 

INCHES IN THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.  ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

IS ANTICIPATED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...RESULTING IN FLOODING OF 

ROADWAYS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS.  



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



LAT...LON 3230 9201 3251 9192 3258 9149 3233 9154

          3210 9151 3193 9154 3200 9161 3191 9177

          3199 9187 3216 9186



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