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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

235 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DENHAM SPRINGS



* UNTIL 430 PM CDT



* AT 230 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE 

  TO HEAVY RAIN OVER LIVINGSTON PARISH. THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING 

  TOWARD THE NORTH AT 20 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES HAVE INDICATED THAT 

  AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE 1100 

  AM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 430 PM.



LIVINGSTON SHERIFFS OFFICE HAVE INDICATED THAT A NUMBER OF ROADS 

ARE CLOSED ACROSS THE PARISH DUE TO STREET FLOODING. EVEN THOUGH 

MUCH OF THE RAIN HAS WEAKENED...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS STORMS MAY 

CAUSE FLOODING OF OTHER ROADS...STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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