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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

353 PM CDT MON AUG 13 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST

LOUISIANA...AND SOUTH AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI FOR TODAY WILL BE

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 400 PM CDT.



SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER

PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA ALONG WITH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN

MISSISSIPPI THROUGH SUNSET...THEN MOST ACTIVITY SHOULD DISSIPATE

RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT.



THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVING INTO THE

REGION IS WEAKER THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED. LOCALIZED HEAVY

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF

FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO INTO THE

OVERNIGHT HOURS. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE

INTO THE EVENING HOURS OVER THE OLD WATCH AREA.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND

TELEVISION STATIONS FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST WEATHER AND RIVER

CONDITIONS.

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