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WGUS74 KJAN 172252

FFSJAN

LAC067-180015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

548 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2003



FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...



MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL 715 PM.



AT 549...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN MOREHOUSE 

PARISH...THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 1 HALF INCHES PER 

HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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