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LAC017-TXC203-242200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

231 PM CDT FRI SEP 24 2004



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

TEXAS THROUGH 500 PM...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CADDO PARISH IN NORTHWEST

LOUISIANA THROUGH 500 PM...



AT 225 PM...THE SHREVEPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN

TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA.  SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO DUMP HEAVY

RAINFALL FROM SHREVEPORT THROUGH BETHANY IN LOUISIANA AND THROUGH

CARTHAGE AND TATUM TEXAS.



THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST NEAR 10

MILES PER HOUR.



AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE QUITE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREAS AS NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO

DEVELOP FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN.



ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS A VERY MOIST...

TROPICAL AIRMASS INTERACTS WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.



THE FOLLOWING ARE RAINFALL REPORTS FROM LOCAL...AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES

FOR THE PERIOD SINCE 7 AM THIS FRIDAY MORNING.



THE RAIN GAUGE IN CARTHAGE TEXAS REPORTED 4.33 INCHES.



THE RAIN GAUGE ON THE SABINE RIVER NEAR BECKVILLE AND TATUM TEXAS

REPORTED 6.70 INCHES.



THE RAIN GAUGE AT CADDO LAKE DAM NEAR MOORINGSPORT LOUISIANA REPORTED

3.59 INCHES.



THE RAIN GAUGE AT PAW PAW BAYOU NORTH OF GREENWOOD LOUISIANA REPORTED

5.13 INCHES.



THE RAIN GAUGE WEST OF BLANCHARD LOUISIANA ON SHETTLEWORTH BAYOU

REPORTED 4.29 INCHES.



IF YOU TRAVEL...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED

ROADWAYS.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE AROUND BARRICADES ERECTED BY LAW

ENFORCEMENT TO CLOSE ROADWAYS FLOODED BY HIGH WATER.  TURN AROUND...

DONT DROWN.



DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN FLOODED AREAS OR NEAR

DRAINAGE DITCHES AS THEY ARE DISMISSED FROM SCHOOL.



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