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WGUS64 KLIX 060922
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LAZ034>040-046>050-MSZ068>071-062000-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
421 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2002

...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...AND SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI FOR TODAY...

THE WATCH AREA EXTENDS FROM THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER...SOUTHWEST OF
THE BATON ROUGE AREA EASTWARD TO SLIDELL...AND NORTH INTO THE
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES FROM WILKINSON TO WALTHALL.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR STREAMS...BAYOUS...AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED NORTHWEST OF BATON
ROUGE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SLOWLY WEST AND SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED DURING THE
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS...PRIMARILY OVER ST. TAMMANY...
WASHINGTON...TANGIPAHOA...AND ST. HELENA PARISHES. RAINFALL TOTAL OF
3 TO 5 INCHES...AND LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES LIKELY OCCURRED IN THIS
AREA OVERNIGHT. SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADWAYS AND POORLY
DRAINED AREAS IN THESE PARISH. IN ADDITION...FLOODING
OF SOME RIVERS IN THIS REGION MAY OCCUR LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA MOVES SLOWLY WEST...THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD WESTWARD AND MAY AFFECT
THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AREA  AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI TODAY.
ADDITIONAL FOR THE WATCH AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES MAY OCCUR
TODAY. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR
MORE INFORMATION.

IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER LOCATIONS TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING...AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS
POTENTIAL FLASH FLOOD SITUATION.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LIX
(ALL LOWER CASE).