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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

500 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST

MISSISSIPPI...EXTREME SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH

CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.



THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...

AMITE...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PIKE...PEARL RIVER...

WILKINSON...AND WALTHALL



THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PARISHES IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA...

EAST FELICIANA...WEST FELICIANA...POINTE COUPEE...EAST BATON

ROUGE...WEST BATON ROUGE...IBERVILLE...ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...ST

JAMES...ST JOHN...LIVINGSTON...ST HELENA...TANGIPAHOA...

WASHINGTON..AND ST TAMMANY



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

MC COMB...TYLERTOWN...LIBERTY...HAMMOND...FRANKLINTON...

SLIDELL...BATON ROUGE...DENHAM SPRINGS...NEW ORLEANS...LAPLACE...BAY

ST LOUIS...PICAYUNE...GULFPORT...BILOXI...AND OCEAN SPRINGS



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.



SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF A

STATIONARY AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN WEST TEXAS HAVE

PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION

SINCE FRIDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA REMAINS

SATURATED WITH TROPICAL GULF MOISTURE. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL

DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE WATCH AREA TODAY. THIS

WILL SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME

AREAS WILL RECEIVE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED

AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.



TWENTY FOUR HOUR RAINFALL REPORTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 3 TO

5 INCH TOTALS WERE RECEIVED FROM LOCATIONS IN WASHINGTON...ST

TAMMANY...AND NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISHES AS WELL AS HARRISON...

PIKE AND WALTHALL COUNTIES ON SUNDAY. THESE REPORTS WERE IN ADDITION

TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH FELL ON SATURDAY. THE GROUND IS SATURATED

THE GROUND ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AND THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF TODAY

MAY PUSH MANY CREEKS...STREAMS...BAYOUS...AND RIVERS TO BANK-FULL OR

INTO FLOOD.



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.



MOTORIST SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. REDUCE

SPEED TO PREVENT HYDRO-PLANING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES.

VISIBILITY MAY BE LOWERED TO ONLY A FEW FEET IN HEAVIER DOWN-POURS

AND MAY REQUIRE ALL TRAVELERS TO TRAVEL AT A MUCH REDUCED SPEED.

STREETS IN URBAN AREAS WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED FOR A FEW HOURS IN

AREAS THAT RECEIVE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BE

PATIENT AND PULL OFF THE STREET AND WAIT UNTIL PUMPS OR NATURAL

DRAINAGE LOWERS THE WATER LEVELS IN THE STREETS. REMEMBER THAT

STREETS ARE USED TO COLLECT AND ROUTE RAINFALL. USE COMMON SENSE AND

DO NOT ENDANGER THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS.



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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