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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA

610 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007



TXC499-140130-

WOOD TX-

610 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR WOOD

COUNTY...



AT 610 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED 

THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED 

AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD THREE TO FIVE 

INCH AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN ACROSS WOOD COUNTY TODAY...AND AN 

ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 730 PM. LAW 

ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT MANY ROADS HAVE BEEN FLOODED LATE THIS 

AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN FLOODED THROUGH AT LEAST THE 

EVENING HOURS BEFORE THE WATER SLOWLY RECEDES. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3270 9560 3257 9518 3296 9514 3295 9565



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