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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
912 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008

...NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS FOR THE OUACHITA RIVER AT MONROE
LOUISIANA AND THE SABINE RIVER AT LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA...


TO:      SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         -OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:    C. S. ROSS
         SERVICE HYDROLOGIST

SUBJECT: NEW FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS IN LOUISIANA:
         EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008


EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2008...THE NWS AND THE NATIONAL
OCEAN SERVICE COASTAL SERVICES CENTER WILL BE ADDING NEW FLOOD
INUNDATION MAPS TO THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE
/AHPS/ WEB PORTAL.  THESE MAPS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR
TWO LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN LOUISIANA.  THESE MAPS ARE THE THIRD SET
RELEASED.  THE FIRST SET OF MAPS WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2007 FOR
LOCATIONS IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.  THE SECOND SET OF MAPS WAS
RELEASED IN JUNE 2008 AND COVERED FOUR LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST
TEXAS.

FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS:

     OUACHITA RIVER AT MONROE LOUISIANA
     SABINE RIVER AT LOGANSPORT LOUISIANA

THE INUNDATION MAPS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE SPATIAL EXTENT
AND DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF NWS RIVER FORECAST
LOCATIONS.  USERS WILL BE ABLE TO DISPLAY FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS
FOR VARIOUS LEVELS RANGING FROM MINOR FLOODING THROUGH THE
LARGEST FLOOD ON RECORD.  FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS...COMBINED WITH
RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND NWS FORECASTS...ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION
OF FLOOD RISK AND PROVIDE USERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO
BETTER MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING AND BUILD MORE RESILIENT
COMMUNITIES.

USERS CAN ACCESS THESE FLOOD INUNDATION MAPS AND ASSOCIATED
GEOSPATIAL DATA /SHAPEFILES/ THROUGH THE AHPS WEB PORTAL
/USE LOWER CASE/:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/

A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOOD INUNDATION MAP LOCATIONS IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION.PHP

A USERS GUIDE FOR THE FLOOD INUNDATION MAP WEB INTERFACE IS
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS/INUNDATION/INUNDATION_MAPPING_USER_GUIDE.PDF

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

C. S. ROSS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
5655 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE
SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA 71109
PHONE: 318 631 3669

OR

ARMANDO GARZA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
5655 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE
SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA 71109
PHONE: 318 631 3669
E-MAIL: ARMANDO.GARZA@NOAA.GOV (USE LOWER CASE)

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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