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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

430 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND 

SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI WILL BE CANCELLED EFFECTIVE AT 6 PM THIS 

SATURDAY EVENING. 



AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 

AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY 6 PM. 



WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 

AMOUNTS FELL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF URBAN 

AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. MOST OF 

THE RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE GOING TO FLOOD STAGE DURING THE 

NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND FORECAST WILL BE 

ISSUED. 



NO ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED ON THIS EVENT. HOWEVER...

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO FOR THE LATEST 

FORECASTS.

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