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WGUS54 KJAN 232357

FFWJAN

LAC067-240300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

554 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BASTROP



* UNTIL 900 PM CST



* AT 554 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE CROSSED OVER 

THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLAR RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN

HAS FALLEN OVER EASTERN MOREHOUSE PARISH DURING THE PAST ONE TO TWO 

HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY

9 PM.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BEEKMAN AND

  BONITA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3265 9191 3266 9167 3301 9146 3298 9206



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