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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

913 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2001



...FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...



A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

THROUGH FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR

INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.



CURRENTLY...LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 182 BETWEEN HIGHWAYS 96 AND 92 ALONG

THE LAFAYETTE AND ST MARTIN PARISH LINE HAS BEEN RE-CLOSED DUE TO

RISING WATER. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID THIS AREA TONIGHT.



IN ADDITION...OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS INUNDATED NORTHERN

PORTIONS OF JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD

STAY OFF THE ROADS TONIGHT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE

DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES INTO DEEP WATER.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 337-477-5285.

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