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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

1017 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST

ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI TODAY.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CROSSETT

ARKANSAS TO CLEVELAND MISSISSIPPI TO COLUMBUS AND NORTH OF A LINE

FROM JONESVILLE LOUISIANA TO BROOKHAVEN MISSISSIPPI TO

HATTIESBURG. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF CROSSETT IN

ARKANSAS...BASTROP...LAKE PROVIDENCE...WINNSBORO AND JONESVILLE IN

LOUISIANA AND GREENVILLE...STARKVILLE..YAZOO CITY...JACKSON...

MERIDIAN...NATCHEZ...LAUREL AND HATTIESBURG IN MISSISSIPPI.



ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD RAIN HAD TAPERED OFF EARLIER THIS MORNING...

ADDITIONAL RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS DEVELOPING OVER

SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL

MOVE NORTH DURING THE DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO

DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. WITH

WIDESPREAD MOISTURE CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA AND A WARM FRONT

LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...THE WATCH WILL CONTINUE

FOR TODAY.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE

EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTH AND WEST SECTIONS OF THE WATCH

AREA TODAY. AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER IN HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN WATER BEGINS TO POND

ON ROADS. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER

LEVELS CLOSELY. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW AND BE PREPARED TO

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS

ISSUED.



KEEP UP TO DATE ON LATER DEVELOPMENTS AND STATEMENTS. STAY TUNED TO

NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...OR CABLE

TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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