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WGUS54 KJAN 170855

FFWJAN

ARC003-171150-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

352 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS



* UNTIL 650 AM CDT



* AT 352 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED            

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NORTH LOUISIANA MOVING

  INTO ASHLEY COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES OF

  RAIN HAS FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE

  EXPECTED BY 650 AM CDT. 



  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 3314 9210 3302 9180 3330 9148 3339 9182



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