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WGUS74 KSHV 101044
FFSSHV
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
537 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008
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CADDO LA-BOSSIER LA-RED RIVER LA-
537 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR RED
RIVER...SOUTHERN BOSSIER AND SOUTHEASTERN CADDO PARISHES...
AT 537 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED
AREA. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY...AND
WERE MOVING SOUTHERN INTO SOUTHERN BOSSIER...AND EVENTUALLY INTO NORTHERN
RED RIVER PARISH DURING THE NEXT HOUR. DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS
INDICATED THAT TWO AND A HALF TO AS MUCH AS NEAR FIVE AND A HALF INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE WARNED AREAS. OTHER SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP OVER NORTHERN CADDO AND BOSSIER
PARISHES...AND WILL MOVE ACROSS SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHREVEPORT...
RED CHUTE...HAUGHTON...EASTWOOD...BOSSIER CITY...BLANCHARD AND BENTON
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SHREVEPORT.
LAT...LON 3196 9336 3211 9353 3214 9350 3217 9351
3221 9358 3233 9365 3235 9376 3233 9385
3262 9395 3284 9346 3224 9341 3223 9321
3198 9313 3198 9323 3191 9324 3190 9333
TIME...MOT...LOC 1037Z 180DEG 0KT 3246 9365
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