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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

430 AM CDT MON AUG 5 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA    

NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...THE MISSISSIPPI COAST AND PEARL RIVER 

COUNTY MISSISSIPPI TODAY.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE 

WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR STREAMS...BAYOUS...AND AREAS OF POOR 

DRAINAGE.



THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHWEST 

NEAR LAKE BORGNE AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE 

TAKING A MORE WEST NORTHWEST PATH LATER IN THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST 

BANDS OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ON THE NORTH 

AND EAST SIDE OF THE CENTER ACROSS AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 

NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ALTHOUGH 

LOCALLY HEAVIER TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES MAY OCCUR JUST NORTH OF 

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.



IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER LOCATIONS TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING...AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS

THE ROAD.



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

STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS 

POTENTIAL FLASH FLOOD SITUATION.



FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX 

(ALL LOWER CASE).

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