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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

830 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2001





...THE FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR

   ALL LOUISIANA PARISHES EAST OF THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AND THE

   ADJACENT MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...



   ...THE FOLLOWING CITIES AND COMMUNITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE

   WATCH....BATON ROUGE...MCCOMB...HAMMOND... SLIDELL...

   DONALDSONVILLE...HOUMA...THIBODAUX...METAIRIE...NEW ORLEANS...

   PICAYUNE...POPLARVILLE...BAY ST LOUIS AND WAVELAND...



A FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING/FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR STREAMS...

BAYOUS...AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.



A VERY MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.



PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF

RAINFALL BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM TODAY. THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO

LARGE ACCUMULATIONS SINCE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS LOCATIONS

ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA HAVE TALLIED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 12

INCHES SINCE TUESDAY.



DUE TO MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS SWOLLEN TO FLOOD...DRAINAGE WILL BE

VERY SLOW TO RESPOND. MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA IS SATURATED. WEATHER

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THROUGH

FRIDAY. FLOODING WILL BE QUICK TO DEVELOP IN THESE SITUATIONS.



IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER LOCATIONS TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING...AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS

THE ROAD. DUE TO THE SLOW CHANGE IN THIS PATTERN THE WATCH MAY NEED

TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND FRIDAY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS

AND WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS AND EXTENDED FLASH FLOOD

SITUATION.

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