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WGUS54 KJAN 171750

FFWJAN

ARC003-LAC067-172000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1248 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

  MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 300 PM CDT



* AT 1248 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF 

HAMBURG TO 7 MILES NORTH OF BASTROP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR CAN 

BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.



VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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 3340 9199 3278 9200 3274 9165 3300 9147

          3340 9146



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