Flash Flood Warning Issued For Texarkana Area

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The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the Texarkana area until 12:45 p.m. Thursday.

The warning is issued for the following counties.

COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
NORTHWESTERN RED RIVER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
BOSSIER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
CADDO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
WEBSTER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
NORTHWESTERN DE SOTO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…
EAST CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…

WARNING TEXT

WGUS54 KSHV 121352
FFWSHV
ARC027-073-081-091-LAC015-017-031-081-119-TXC067-203-315-365-121745-
/O.NEW.KSHV.FF.W.0006.150312T1352Z-150312T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
852 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
SOUTHEASTERN LITTLE RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS…
NORTHWESTERN RED RIVER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
BOSSIER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
CADDO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
WEBSTER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
NORTHWESTERN DE SOTO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA…
SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…
EAST CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…

* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT

* AT 847 AM CDT…THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE
SHREVEPORT AND PARTS OF BOSSIER CITY IN CADDO AND BOSSIER
PARISHES. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THIS FLOODING WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH AND PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO OVER TWO INCHES
IN A SHORT TIME. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
SHREVEPORT…BOSSIER CITY…TEXARKANA…MINDEN…MAGNOLIA…
SPRINGHILL…STAMPS…WALDO…LEWISVILLE…MCNEIL…VIVIAN…
HAUGHTON…GREENWOOD…BLANCHARD…WASKOM…BENTON…STONEWALL…
SIBLEY…CULLEN AND PLAIN DEALING.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. DO NOT
DRIVE INTO HIGH WATER AND IF CAUGHT MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AND
ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE.

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LAT…LON 3355 9378 3355 9381 3348 9372 3345 9326
3338 9311 3338 9298 3302 9300 3302 9324
3273 9324 3271 9319 3246 9315 3245 9323
3241 9324 3240 9342 3224 9342 3224 9334
3223 9335 3214 9407 3360 9403

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