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TXC005-347-365-405-419-180500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

815 PM CST WED NOV 17 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ANGELINA...NACOGDOCHES...SAN AUGUSTINE

AND SHELBY COUNTIES IN EAST TEXAS...AND FOR PANOLA COUNTY IN

NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST...



AT 815 PM CST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR IN SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA...

DETECTED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...ABOUT 45

MILES WIDE OVER EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. WITHIN THE AREA...MODERATE

TO HEAVY RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING...WITH THE HEAVIER RAINS EXTENDING

FROM NEAR CARTHAGE TO GARY CITY...CHIRENO...AND ZAVALLA. THESE

HEAVIER SHOWERS WERE PRODUCING AMOUNTS FROM NEAR ONE TO TWO INCHES

PER HOUR AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF STREETS...

LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED WATER OVER FARM TO MARKET

ROADS 324 AND 819 WHICH ARE JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF

LUFKIN...AND FARM TO MARKET ROAD 2497 WHICH IS JUST WEST OF BURKE.

OTHER REPORTS OF HIGH WATER STALLING CARS HAVE BEEN REPORTED

IN LUFKIN FROM HEAVY RAIN IN THE CITY...BUT LOCATIONS WERE

INCOMPLETE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. AVOID AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY

SINCE THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO CROSS SAFELY.



RAINFALL REPORTS AS OF 800 PM CST IN INCHES...LUFKIN 3.95...

LUFKIN RAWS SITE WHICH IS JUST NORTHWEST OF LUFKIN 2.45...

AND DIBOLL 1.25.



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