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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

315 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST

ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND PORTIONS OF WEST MISSISSIPPI.

SPECIFICALLY...THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS WEST OF A GREENWOOD...

MAYERSVILLE...BUDE MISSISSIPPI LINE.



A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY MOIST

AIRMASS ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TO PRODUCE

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. DUE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF

MOISTURE IN PLACE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF

UP TO THREE INCHES IN AN HOUR...WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS

WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUN-OFF...AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

STREAMS AND LOW-LYING AREAS.



MOTORISTS AND PERSONS LIVING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD

MONITOR WEATHER...RIVER AND ROAD CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF

UNKNOWN DEPTHS ON ROADWAYS...AS EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE

ROAD COULD SWEEP YOUR VEHICLE AWAY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...

OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON

THIS POTENTIAL FLOOD SITUATION.

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