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WGUS74 KLIX 051538

FFSLIX

LAC005-007-051-057-063-071-075-087-089-093-095-103-105-109-117-

MSC045-047-059-109-113-147-052100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005



...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR

PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...



IN LOUISIANA THE FOLLOWING PARISHES ARE IN THE FLOOD WATCH...

TANGIPAHOA...WASHINGTON...ST TAMMANY...ST JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST

CHARLES...JEFFERSON...ORLEANS...ST BERNARD...PLAQUEMINES...

TERREBONNE...LAFOURCHE...ASSUMPTION...ASCENSION...ST. JAMES AND

LIVINGSTON.



IN MISSISSIPPI THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE IN THE FLOOD WATCH...

PIKE...WALTHALL...PEARL RIVER...HANCOCK...HARRISON...AND JACKSON.



TROPICAL STORM CINDY WILL MOVE STEADILY TOWARD THE GULF COAST

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND WILL BRING RATHER WIDESPREAD HEAVY

RAINFALL TO THE AREA. TROPICAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED

TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WIDESPREAD IN COVERAGE BY

THIS EVENING...OFTEN IN BANDS OVERNIGHT. LOCAL RAINFALL FORECASTING

TECHNIQUES INDICATE GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN BE

EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ISOLATED

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER

SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAINS AND

POSSIBLE FLOODING. WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS...TIDES WILL ALSO RUN

HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WHICH WILL TEND TO RETARD DRAINAGE IN AREAS

THAT RELY ON GRAVITY DRAINAGE INTO TIDAL LOCATIONS. PERSONS IN THE

WATCH AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION IN THEIR AREA AND

BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF

WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. IN THE MEANTIME...BE SURE DRAINAGE CATCHMENTS

AND DITCHES ARE CLEAR OF DEBRIS IN FRONT OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS

BEFORE THE RAINS BEGIN.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TV...RADIO...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER

STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL FLOODING

RAIN EVENT. ALSO...IF YOU ARE IN A TROPICAL STORM WATCH OR WARNING

AREA...CHECK THE LOCAL ACTION STATEMENTS REGARDING EXPECTED

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH TROPICAL STORM CINDY.



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WGUS74 KLIX 051731 CCA

FFSLIX

LAC005-007-051-057-063-071-075-087-089-093-095-103-105-109-117-

MSC045-047-059-109-113-147-051745-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION TO HEADER...REFER TO NEWFFALIX

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005



...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR

PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...



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