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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE, AL

400 AM CST WED JAN 01 2002



...UPDATED FORECAST FOR BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND AND THE CHICKASAWHAY

RIVER AT LEAKSVILLE...



...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...



BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND. AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY...CURRENT STAGE AND

TREND...4.0 FEET AND STEADY. FLOOD STAGE...4.0 FEET. AT 4.0 FEET...

FLOODING OF STREETS BEGINS AND BECOMES WIDESPREAD EAST OF THE RAIL

LINE WHEN THE LEVEL REACHES 5 FEET.



CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE. AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY...CURRENT STAGE AND

TREND...24.6 FEET AND RISING SLOWLY. FLOOD STAGE...20.0 FEET.

FORECAST...CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.0 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING AND

THEN BEGIN FALLING. AT 26.0 FEET...FLOODING AT THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE

OCCURS WHEN THE LEVEL RISES ABOVE 26 FEET.



DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS AND USE CAUTION WHEN WALKING NEAR

RIVER BANKS. STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER

RADIO. A FOLLOWUP STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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