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FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

952 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD WATCH

FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF MISSISSIPPI FOR THE REMAINDER OF

TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.



AN AREA OF MOISTURE RICH AIR SETTLED OVER EXTREME EAST LOUISIANA AND

COASTAL MISSISSIPPI WILL BE ACTIVATED BY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT

THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE

COASTAL COUNTIES WERE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAINS OVER THE WEEKEND AND

AGAIN TODAY AND THE SOIL HAS BECOME RATHER SATURATED. SLOW MOVING

SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS

GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS

POSSIBLE.



ALTHOUGH SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY TONIGHT CONDITIONS ARE

STILL FAVORABLE FOR RENEWED DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT

INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING TO TAKE

PLACE FROM HEAVY RAINS AND SWELLING STREAMS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS

WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOODING STILL REMAINS THIS NATIONS

LEADING KILLER FROM WEATHER RELATED HAZARDS. STAY ADVISED OF THE

SITUATION BY TUNING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR

FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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