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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 150809

FFSJAN

LAC041-083-151000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

300 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR...



RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

FRANKLIN PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAINS HAVE ENDED TEMPORARILY FOR 

NORTHERN PORTIONS OF RICHLAND PARISH.  WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 

INCHES HAS FALLEN ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.  RUNOFF WILL 

CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...WITH SOME SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS 

LIKELY GOING OVER THEIR BANKS.  THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED STREET 

FLOODING IN RAYVILLE AND WATER OVER HIGHWAY 80 NEAR RAYVILLE.



THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE OVER THE WINNSBORO AREA 

OF CENTRAL FRANKLIN PARISH...WITH ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN HAVING 

FALLEN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 AM CDT.  WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AROUND 2 INCHES 

WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN FRANKLIN PARISH...AND 

AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE THE RAIN 

TEMPORARILY ENDS.  THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WATER OVER HIGHWAY 

132 IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PARISH NEAR BASKINTON.    



A NEW BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORMING WEST OF MONROE 

LOUISIANA...AND MAY APPROACH THE RICHLAND AND FRANKLIN PARISH AREAS 

AFTER 400 AM.  EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS BAND OF STORMS WILL 

TRACK FARTHER SOUTH AND THE HEAVIEST RAIN MAY END UP MISSING THE 

AREA.



$$



CRAVEN

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000 

WGUS74 KJAN 150809

FFSJAN

LAC041-083-151000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

300 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR...



RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

FRANKLIN PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAINS HAVE ENDED TEMPORARILY FOR 

NORTHERN PORTIONS OF RICHLAND PARISH.  WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 

INCHES HAS FALLEN ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.  RUNOFF WILL 

CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...WITH SOME SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS 

LIKELY GOING OVER THEIR BANKS.  THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED STREET 

FLOODING IN RAYVILLE AND WATER OVER HIGHWAY 80 NEAR RAYVILLE.



THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE OVER THE WINNSBORO AREA 

OF CENTRAL FRANKLIN PARISH...WITH ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN HAVING 

FALLEN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 AM CDT.  WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AROUND 2 INCHES 

WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN FRANKLIN PARISH...AND 

AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE THE RAIN 

TEMPORARILY ENDS.  THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WATER OVER HIGHWAY 

132 IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PARISH NEAR BASKINTON.    



A NEW BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORMING WEST OF MONROE 

LOUISIANA...AND MAY APPROACH THE RICHLAND AND FRANKLIN PARISH AREAS 

AFTER 400 AM.  EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS BAND OF STORMS WILL 

TRACK FARTHER SOUTH AND THE HEAVIEST RAIN MAY END UP MISSING THE 

AREA.



$$



CRAVEN

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