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WGUS74 KLIX 121626

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LAC033-077-121-121659-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

1126 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WEST BATON ROUGE...EAST

BATON ROUGE AND POINT COUPEE PARISHES AT 1115 AM...



A WEATHER OBSERVER AT THE LSU CAMPUS REPORTED 5.51 INCHES OF RAIN

FELL THIS MORNING IN BATON ROUGE. NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN FLOODED.

BATON ROUGE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS FOUR APARTMENT BUILDINGS

WERE FLOODED AS A RESULT OF THIS MORNINGS VERY HEAVY RAIN.



PEOPLE ARE URGED TO AVOID TRAVELING ALONG FLOODED ROADS UNTIL THEY

HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO DRAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



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