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WGUS74 KLIX 121437

FFSNEW

LAC033-063-121-121615-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

925 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WEST BATON ROUGE...EAST

BATON ROUGE AND LIVINGSTON PARISHES UNTIL 1115 AM...



WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWS CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY

HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM BRUSLY TO DENHAM SPRINGS MOVING EAST

ALONG THE I 10 CORRIDOR.



BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPART REPORTS NO ROADS CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

HOWEVER HIGH WATER IS REPORTED ON HIGHWAYS IN THE WEST PART OF THE

CITY AT THIS TIME. LIVINGSTON PARISH SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT SAID NO

ROADS WERE CLOSED AT THIS TIME ALTHOUGH HIGH WATER IS REPORTED ON

ROADWAYS IN THE DENHAM SPRINGS AREA.



BETWEEN 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG THE I 10 CORRIDOR

ACCORDING TO RADAR AND OBSERVER REPORTS.



ADDITION HEAVY RAIN OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING.



PEOPLE ARE URGED TO AVOID TRAVELING ALONG FLOODED ROADS. SEEK

SHELTER IN HIGH GROUND AND ARE URGED TO TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT

PROPERTY FROM FLOOD WATERS.



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