42947
WGUS54 KJAN 181657
FFWJAN
LAC065-107-182100-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.W.0011.120218T1657Z-120218T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1057 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
MADISON PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TALLULAH…
TENSAS PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA…
* UNTIL 300 PM CST
* AT 1054 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA…WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR HOURS. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS…ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO THREE INCHES…HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOMERSET…AFTON…WAVERLY…TENDAL…MANSFORD…OMEGA AND
NEWELLTON
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS…STREAMS AND FARMLAND ALONG BANKS AND COUNTRY ROADS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
LAT…LON 3200 9150 3221 9154 3236 9145 3241 9149
3253 9134 3254 9107 3217 9118 3213 9103
3205 9108 3207 9116 3201 9108 3196 9119
3181 9126 3184 9135 3176 9136 3176 9126
3174 9127 3175 9154 3187 9158
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN LOUISIANA: MADISON, TENSAS.
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