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TXC199-271615-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

839 AM CST TUE NOV 27 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARDIN COUNTY TEXAS UNTIL

1015 AM...



AT 835 AM...CONSIDERABLE FLOODING AND RAINS CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN

HARDIN COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF

RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. THE HARDIN

COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS COVERED WITH WATER RESULTING

IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY...WATER WAS THREATENING HOMES IN

LUMBERTON AND SOUR LAKE.



RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THIS REGION AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES

PER HOUR. THIS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES...BAYOUS AND

CREEKS. THEY ARE PRONE TO RAPID RISES AND MAY FLOOD THE AREA

QUICKLY.

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