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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1045 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR LITTLE RIVER

COUNTY ARKANSAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT...



AT 1045 PM...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES

THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE EASTERN

HALF OF LITTLE RIVER COUNTY.  HOWEVER...THIS RAINFALL SHOULD BEGIN TO

TAPER OFF WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  RADAR ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 3

INCHES HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY DURING THE LAST

SEVERAL HOURS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND

ONE HALF OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN ENDS LATER

TONIGHT.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 71 ONE MILE

SOUTH OF ASHDOWN HAS UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF OF WATER COVERING THE

ROADWAY...WITH MANY OTHER COUNTY ROADS FLOODED AS WELL.  EVEN

AFTER THE RAIN ENDS...RUNOFF WILL BE SLOW TO OCCUR.  WITH THIS IN

MIND...TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT.



IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...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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