Event: Flash Flood Warning Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA... NORTHEASTERN WEST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA... WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AVON...LELAND...GREENVILLE... SOUTHEASTERN CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EUDORA... NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 215 AM CDT * AT 1211 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA... WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF TWO TO THREE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THREE HOURS. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GASSOWAY...TRIBBETT...WAYSIDE...ESTILL...GLEN ALLAN AND METCALFE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. Instructions: BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. Target Area: East Carroll West Carroll
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 05:38:04 +0000
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