Expires:202404181900;Remove:202404181900;968648
WGUS74 KJAN 181815
FFSJAN

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
115 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024


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Ashley AR-Chicot AR-East Carroll LA-Morehouse LA-West Carroll LA-
115 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN ASHLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN CHICOT COUNTIES AND 
NORTH CENTRAL EAST CARROLL, NORTHERN MOREHOUSE AND NORTHEASTERN WEST 
CARROLL PARISHES...

At 115 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain have 
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Crossett, Wilmot, Kilbourne, Bonita, Parkdale, Jones, Berlin, 
  Beekman, Gassoway and Millikin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3303 9210 3312 9212 3314 9139 3304 9116
      3287 9124 3291 9208 3292 9207 3297 9209
      3300 9207 3303 9208

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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