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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

1243 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ANGELINA COUNTY IN EASTERN

TEXAS THROUGH 215 PM...



AT 1235 PM...THE SHREVEPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN

TEXAS.  A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WAS INDICATED IN

NORTHERN ANGELINA COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF

LUFKIN TEXAS.



MAJOR URBAN STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND

STORM SPOTTERS IN LUFKIN TEXAS.  NUMEROUS STREETS AND ROADWAYS HAVE

BEEN CLOSED AS WELL IN AND AROUND THE LUFKIN AREA.  LAW ENFORCEMENT

ALSO REPORTS FLOATING CARS IN AND AROUND LUFKIN AS WELL.



THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OVERNIGHT AS

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN DEVELOP SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS IN A VERY MOIST...TROPICAL AIRMASS.



THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME RAINFALL REPORTS FROM AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES.



THE REMOTE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE

TEXAS FORESTRY SERVICE WEST OF LUFKIN HAS TALLIED 8.03 INCHES OF

RAINFALL SINCE 7 AM.



THE NECHES RIVER GAUGE SOUTH OF DIBOLL TEXAS ON HIGHWAY 59 REPORTED

1.81 INCHES SINCE 7 AM.



THE ANGELINA COUNTY AIRPORT REPORTED 3.33 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM 7

AM THROUGH 1230 PM.



THIS IS A SERIOUS FLOODING EVENT.  TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNTIL

HIGH WATER RECEDES.  IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH HIGH WATER.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE AROUND

BARRICADES ERECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CLOSE ROADWAYS FLOODED BY

HIGH WATER.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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