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WGUS74 KLIX 300646

FFSNEW

MSC059-300730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

145 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL

   230 AM CDT...



AT 140 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATED IN EXCESS

OF THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL MAY HAVE FALLEN IN AND AROUND VANCLEAVE

AND THE COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 57. FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THIS

AREA. MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL SWELL RAPIDLY DUE TO RUNOFF...

PARTICULARLY IN THE MOUNGER CREEK AND BLUFF CREEK AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW



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