HPC Storm Summary #6 for T.D. Allison




STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION "ALLISON" 
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...NWS...CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 PM EDT JUN 06 2001

TROPICAL DEPRESSION "ALLISON" WAS LOCATED NEAR 31.6N 95.0W OR JUST
NORTHWEST OF LUFKIN, TEXAS.  THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SLOWLY DRIFTING TO
THE NORTH WITH AN ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE REMAINING STEADY AT 1005
MB.  WINDS NEAR THE CENTER HAVE REMAINED NEAR 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ISOLATED AREAS HAVE RECEIVED UP TO 10
INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS EASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE VERMILION RIVER AT LAFAYETTE,
LOUISIANA...THE NECHES RIVER NEAR DIBOLL, TEXAS...LUCE BAYOU AT
HUFFMAN, TEXAS...PEACH CREEK NEAR SPLENDORA, TEXAS...THE ATCHAFALAYA AT
MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA...THE LOWER PEARL AT BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA AND FOR THE
WOLF RIVER AT GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI.   FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
FOR VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND JEFFERSON PARISH IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL 615 PM EDT..LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...UNTIL 530 PM EDT...AND LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA UNTIL 515 PM EDT.  URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR LAFAYETTE...VERMILLION...AND UPPER ST. MARTIN PARISHES UNTIL 600 PM
EDT...AND FOR JEFFERSON...ORLEANS...PLAQUEMINES AND ST BERNARD
PARISHES THROUGH 700 PM EDT.   FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE
EASTERN THIRD OF TEXAS AS WELL AS ALL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.   

SELECTED TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE TUESDAY AM INCLUDE:

TEXAS (THROUGH 2 PM EDT IN INCHES)

HOUSTON HOBBY.................8.53
HOUSTON CLOVER FIELD..........7.73
HOUSTON BUSH..................5.35
HUNTSVILLE....................5.19

LOUISIANA (THOUGH 2 PM EDT IN INCHES)

PATTERSON.....................7.58 
SALT POINT....................6.49 
SLIDELL.......................5.49
BATON ROUGE...................4.91 
NEW IBERIA....................4.38
LAFAYETTE.....................4.15
NEW ORLEANS AUDUBON...........3.69
NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT.........3.59

MISSISSIPPI (THROUGH 2 PM EDT IN INCHES)

MCCOMB........................3.11


OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY
OVER EAST CENTRAL TEXAS.  TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN TEXAS...SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 11 PM EDT.

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