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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1020 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...



AT 1020 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN

SHREVEPORT...INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. MOST OF THE

RAIN WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE.



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN NACOGDOCHES REPORTED THAT

APARTMENTS ALONG BONITA CREEK WERE BEING EVACUATED DUE TO THE

RISING WATER. AS RUNOFF CONTINUES TO DRAIN AND COLLECT

IN LOW AREAS...AND IN CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG ROADWAYS...OTHER

LOCATIONS MAY HAVE HIGH WATER PROBLEMS.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...OR PAST POLICE

BARRICADES. RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS

OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE

WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. ALSO

DO NOT PLAY IN OR REMAIN AROUND LOCATIONS THAT HAVE FLOODING

PROBLEMS AS WATER CAN SWEEP YOU AWAY QUICKLY.



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