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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

830 AM CDT WED JUN 6 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EAST TEXAS AND NORTHWESTERN

LOUISIANA...



THE WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH WAS TROPICAL STORM ALLISON

IS CENTERED IN EAST TEXAS BETWEEN LUFKIN AND HUNTSVILLE.

SURROUNDING THE CENTER OF THE LOW ARE LINES AND AREAS OF RAIN AND

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WHICH ARE PRODUCING SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.



OVERNIGHT RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED UP TO BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OVER

PORTIONS OF EAST TEXAS AND BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AND A HALF INCHES OVER

PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA.  CHIRENO TEXAS REPORTED 2.88 INCHES

FOR THE HIGHEST TOTAL IN TEXAS...WHILE IN LOUISIANA...KEITHVILLE

REPORTED 2.33 INCHES.



THE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND WILL BE

PRODUCING RAIN...SOMETIMES HEAVY RAIN...OVER EAST TEXAS AND

NORTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH THE DAY.  NO FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN

REPORTED YET...BUT EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO

THE WEATHER...ESPECIALLY WHEN THE RAIN BECOMES HEAVY.  ALSO

EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID FLOODED AREAS AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK

ACTION TO PROTECT THEMSELVES SHOULD FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP WHERE THEY

ARE.

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