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WGUS74 KSHV 111451

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LAZ017-018-TXZ153-111715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

951 AM CDT FRI JUL 11 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 1215 PM FOR SHELBY COUNTY

IN EAST TEXAS...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 1215 PM FOR SABINE AND

NATCHITOCHES PARISHES IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...



AT 945 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN SHREVEPORT SHOWED

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST TEXAS AND NORTHWEST

LOUISIANA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SHREVEPORT AND

MANSFIELD LOUISIANA...THROUGH MANY...NATCHITOCHES...WINFIELD...

AND COLFAX. THUNDERSTORMS ALSO EXTENDED FROM TATUM THROUGH

CARTHAGE...AND GARRISON TEXAS.



RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN

KEITHVILLE AND MANSFIELD LOUISIANA...AND MOUNT ENTERPRISE THROUGH

CHIRENO TEXAS.



THE STORMS WERE DRIFTING SOUTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.



RADAR AND SATELLITE ESTIMATED UPWARDS OF 5 INCHES NEAR HUXLEY

TEXAS...AND NEAR CONVERSE LOUISIANA...AS WELL AS NEAR NATCHITOCHES

AND CHESTNUT LOUISIANA.



FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN HUXLEY TEXAS.



AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGE OWNED BY THE SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY IN

HUXLEY TEXAS REPORTED 4.31 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR FROM 800

AM THROUGH 900 AM. A COOP OBSERVER IN DIBOLL TEXAS REPORTED 4.43

INCHES IN A LITTLE OVER ONE HOURS TIME.



MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS

FALLEN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN

AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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