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LAZ017>020-132200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

206 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SABINE AND NATCHITOCHES PARISHES

UNTIL 400 PM...AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 500 PM FOR

GRANT AND WINN PARISHES...



DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ONE TO

TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS

GRANT...NATCHITOCHES...SABINE AND WINN PARISHES FOR THE NEXT

FEW HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE AND

FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR.



WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 505...5 MILES NORTH OF

WINNFIELD AND HIGHWAY 119 IN SOUTHEAST NATCHITOCHES PARISH



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE HIGH WATER

COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR

CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND MOVE

HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

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