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000 

WGUS74 KLIX 212206

FFSNEW

LAC005-007-033-037-047-051-057-063-071-075-077-087-089-091-093-095-

103-105-109-117-121-125-MSC005-045-047-059-109-113-147-157-220400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

400 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND COASTAL

   MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST

   LOUISIANA THROUGH TONIGHT...



A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER CENTRAL TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO

MOVE RAPIDLY EAST OVER EAST TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND

NORTHERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW OVER

SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA THIS

EVENING AND INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. SEVERAL UPPER

LEVEL DISTURBANCES AHEAD OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL INTERACT WITH

THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE TO CREATE INTERMITTENT SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.



SOME AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF BATON ROUGE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST

MISSISSIPPI HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN. IN

ADDITION...A SWATH OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER

PORTIONS OF SAINT CHARLES PARISH TO SAINT BERNARD PARISH AND OVER

PORTIONS OF SAINT TAMMANY PARISH. EMERGENCY MANAGER FROM POINTE

COUPEE REPORTED MANY SECONDARY ROADS IN POINTE COUPEE PARISH UNDER

WATER AT MID AFTERNOON.



AS THE SURFACE LOW PUSHES NORTHEAST...AN ASSOCIATED PRE-FRONTAL

TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. A LINE OF SEVERE

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE PRE-

FRONTAL TROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WILL

CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUN-OFF AND FLOODING IN RAIN SOAKED AREAS. ISOLATED

STORM TOTALS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD REACH 7 TO 10 INCHES.



SOME RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI ARE

ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE

REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR EACH RIVER BASIN FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK

PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK

ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER SITUATION IN THEIR AREA AND

BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IF

FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER CROSSES THE ROADWAY.



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

STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS

POTENTIAL FLOOD SITUATION.



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

(ALL LOWER CASE).



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000 

WGUS74 KLIX 212206

FFSNEW

LAC005-007-033-037-047-051-057-063-071-075-077-087-089-091-093-095-

103-105-109-117-121-125-MSC005-045-047-059-109-113-147-157-220400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

400 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND COASTAL

   MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST

   LOUISIANA THROUGH TONIGHT...



A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER CENTRAL TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO

MOVE RAPIDLY EAST OVER EAST TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND

NORTHERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW OVER

SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA THIS

EVENING AND INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. SEVERAL UPPER

LEVEL DISTURBANCES AHEAD OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL INTERACT WITH

THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE TO CREATE INTERMITTENT SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.



SOME AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF BATON ROUGE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST

MISSISSIPPI HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN. IN

ADDITION...A SWATH OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED OVER

PORTIONS OF SAINT CHARLES PARISH TO SAINT BERNARD PARISH AND OVER

PORTIONS OF SAINT TAMMANY PARISH. EMERGENCY MANAGER FROM POINTE

COUPEE REPORTED MANY SECONDARY ROADS IN POINTE COUPEE PARISH UNDER

WATER AT MID AFTERNOON.



AS THE SURFACE LOW PUSHES NORTHEAST...AN ASSOCIATED PRE-FRONTAL

TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. A LINE OF SEVERE

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE PRE-

FRONTAL TROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WILL

CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUN-OFF AND FLOODING IN RAIN SOAKED AREAS. ISOLATED

STORM TOTALS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD REACH 7 TO 10 INCHES.



SOME RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI ARE

ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE

REFER TO RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR EACH RIVER BASIN FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK

PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK

ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER SITUATION IN THEIR AREA AND

BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IF

FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO

AREAS WHERE WATER CROSSES THE ROADWAY.



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

STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS

POTENTIAL FLOOD SITUATION.



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

(ALL LOWER CASE).



$$

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