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WGUS74 KJAN 310245

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ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-

047-053-059>061-310900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

918 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...



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE

FROM GREENWOOD TO VICKSBURG TO BUDE.



THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...

ASHLEY AND CHICOT.



THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

MOREHOUSE...WEST CARROLL...EAST CARROLL...RICHLAND...MADISON...

FRANKLIN...TENSAS...CATAHOULA...AND CONCORDIA.



THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST MISSISSIPPI...

BOLIVAR...SUNFLOWER...LEFLORE...WASHINGTON...HUMPHREYS...ISSAQUENA...

SHARKEY...WARREN...CLAIBORNE...JEFFERSON...ADAMS...AND FRANKLIN.



THE AIR MASS REMAINS ABUNDANTLY MOIST AS TROPICAL MOISTURE FEEDS

INTO THE REGION. LOCAL AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL COULD OCCUR WITH VERY

LITTLE ATMOSPHERIC FORCING. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL

CONTINUE THEIR TRACK ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL MAINTAIN THE

THREAT OF RAINFALL OVER THE WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT COULD 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.



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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