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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

956 PM CST TUE DEC 11 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST

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

WEDNESDAY. THE WATCH AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM

GRENADA TO YAZOO CITY TO BUDE.



CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE:



IN LOUISIANA: BASTROP...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...WINNSBORO...

NEWELLTON...JONESVILLE...CLAYTON...AND TALLULAH.



IN MISSISSIPPI: CLEVELAND...GRENADA...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...

KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY...NATCHEZ...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...MERIDIAN...

ADAMS...BROOKHAVEN AND CRYSTAL SPRINGS.



A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WILL EDGE INTO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND

SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS TONIGHT AHEAD OF A FRONT THAT WILL

PROGRESS SLOWLY ACROSS TEXAS OVERNIGHT. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE

FRONT WILL RESULT IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN FOR NORTHEAST

LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND WEST SECTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI

WEDNESDAY. THE EFFECTS OF ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND SEVERAL

UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL COMBINE TO PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL

FOR HEAVY RAINFALL FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BIG

BLACK RIVER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER

AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. RIVERS AND CREEKS OVER THE

WATCH AREA ARE NEAR OR ABOVE BANK-FULL AT THIS TIME AND ANY

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE EXISTING RUNOFF AND DRAINAGE

PROBLEMS. MORE HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THE FLASH

FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...

CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR

QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



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

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS

CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

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