FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
839 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2015

RED RIVER LA-CLAIBORNE LA-BOSSIER LA-CADDO LA-BIENVILLE LA-
WEBSTER LA-LINCOLN LA-NATCHITOCHES LA-DE SOTO LA-RUSK TX-SHELBY TX-
GREGG TX-HARRISON TX-PANOLA TX-
839 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  RED RIVER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHERN CLAIBORNE PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHERN BOSSIER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  CADDO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  BIENVILLE PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  WEBSTER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  LINCOLN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  DE SOTO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  NORTHERN RUSK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
  SOUTHERN GREGG COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 837 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
  THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN
  THE ADVISORY AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
  FALLEN...WITH RAINFALL RATES INCREASING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  SHREVEPORT...LONGVIEW...BOSSIER CITY...MARSHALL...RUSTON...
  HENDERSON...MINDEN...KILGORE...CARTHAGE...MANSFIELD...GRAMBLING...
  HOMER...HALLSVILLE...HAUGHTON...GREENWOOD...ARCADIA...BLANCHARD...
  WASKOM...COUSHATTA AND BENTON.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA.
THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL MAKE MINOR FLOODING...AS GROUND REMAINS
VERY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.