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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

1115 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 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.



AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST NEAR

PALACIOS TEXAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON

CONTINUES TO DRIFT SLOWLY EAST. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL

MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT WHICH WILL PULL MOIST

TROPICAL AIR FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHWARD. THIS WILL PROLONG

THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND RESULTANT FLOODING ACROSS THE WATCH

AREA. AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCE REPEAT HEAVY RAINSHOWERS AND A

FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY SEE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES

THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ISOLATED 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS POSSIBLE.



DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS 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 WHICH WILL ALLOW FLOODING TO

QUICKLY DEVELOP.



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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