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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

143 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



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CATAHOULA LA-CONCORDIA LA-

143 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR

CONCORDIA AND CATAHOULA PARISHES...



AT 132 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED  FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY IN

NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CATAHOULA PARISH WHERE HIGH WATER HAS FORCED 

THE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 8 AND A FEW APARTMENTS ARE BEING INUNDATED 

WITH FLOOD WATERS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SPOKANE...

FROGMORE...WILDSVILLE...LEE BAYOU...WALLACE RIDGE...WALTERS...

ARCHIE...MANIFEST...AIMWELL...SHERWOOD...ENTERPRISE...ROSEFIELD...

WEST FERRIDAY...VIDALIA...JONESVILLE...FERRIDAY AND CLAYTON



RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF 

RAIN...INCLUDING LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...HAS FALLEN ACROSS THESE 

PARISHES IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO 

MAJOR FLOODING PROBLEMS CONTINUES TO FALL.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 3 AM.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON.



LAT...LON 3193 9200 3197 9190 3188 9178 3197 9159

      3178 9155 3175 9137 3162 9142 3165 9151

      3158 9141 3153 9151 3139 9147 3142 9157

      3129 9151 3126 9165 3105 9155 3098 9165

      3122 9169 3131 9190 3123 9192 3125 9200



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