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WGUS74 KSHV 121511

FFSSHV

LAC043-121645-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1011 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1145 AM CDT FOR

GRANT PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...



AT 10 AM...THE SHREVEPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AS

WELL AS THE MILITARY DOPPLER RADAR AT FORT POLK LOUISIANA CONTINUED

TO SHOW NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND

NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.  THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO

MOVE EAST NEAR 25 MILES PER HOUR.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT WIDESPREAD RAIN TOTALS OF FOUR TO

UPWARDS OF SEVEN INCHES HAS FALLEN IN GRANT PARISH SINCE TUESDAY

AFTERNOON.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO

DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN LOUISIANA AND WILL DUMP

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UPWARDS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS GRANT PARISH

THROUGH EARLY THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THAT WILL ONLY EXACERBATE

ONGOING FLOODING.



HERE ARE A FEW RAINFALL REPORTS FROM VARIOUS RAIN GAGES IN AND

AROUND GRANT PARISH THROUGH 8 AM.



COLFAX LOUISIANA RECEIVED 4.22 INCHES.



RED RIVER LOCK AND DAM NUMBER 3 RECEIVED 2.90 INCHES.



THE BIG CREEK RIVER GAGING STATION NEAR POLLOCK LOUISIANA RECEIVED

2.64 INCHES.



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.  REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



ALSO DO NOT PLAY IN OR REMAIN AROUND LOCATIONS THAT HAVE FLOODING

PROBLEMS AS WATER CAN SWEEP YOU AWAY QUICKLY.



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