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WGUS74 KLIX 031357

FFSNEW

LAC103-031530-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

900 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR

ST. TAMMANY PARISH...



AT 855 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A

HEAVY BAND OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE LILI MOVING ACROSS ST.

TAMMANY PARISH. THREE HOUR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN

6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS

THE PARISH. IN ADDITION...SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS

IMPASSABLE DUE TO THE TORRENTIAL RAIN. LOW LYING AREAS AND DITCHES

HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED AS CLOSE TO BEING FULL WITH FLOODING

PROBLEMS EXPECTED SOON.



MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER IS COVERING THE

ROADWAY. THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT OR THE DEPTH OF THE WATER WILL BE

UNKNOWN. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF MOVING WATER TO OVERTAKE A

VEHICLE.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR THE LATEST

STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS.

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