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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

930 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR

   ALL OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 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.



THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH

ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH SATURDAY. A VERY DEEP MOIST TROPICAL

AIRMASS WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND RESULTANT

FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. AN ADDITIONAL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF

RAIN IN AN HOUR MAY CAUSE FLOODING.



DUE TO THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MANY CREEKS...STREAMS AND BAYOUS HAVE

SWOLLEN TO FLOOD AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS WILL BE VERY SLOW TO RESPOND.

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR TORRENTIAL RAINFALL

POSSIBLY INTO SUNDAY. 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.



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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