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ByBillFuller The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS As flood- waters began receding Monday in northwest Lou- isiana, emergency officials along Louisiana's south- eastern border with Mis- sissippi were watching the rise of the Pearl River amid widespread flooding that has damaged thousands of homes. The water has started to ebb from flooded subdivi- sions in south Bossier City on the Red River in north- ern Louisiana. National Weather Ser- vice forecaster C.S. Ross in Shreveport says it will take at least a week before home- owners can get back to their homes and assess the dam- age. A 6-mile section of U.S. Highway 71 from Bossier Parish into Red River Par- ish was covered by water. Ross said Red Chute Bayou on the east side of Bossier City did not top the levee as feared. He said there was some seepage, but not enough to reach 3,500 homes. In Arkansas, a fast-mov- ing weekend storm system brought rain, hail and re- ports of several tornadoes. National Weather Ser- vice Meteorologist Mi- chael Brown says as many as four possible tornadoes may have touched down amid Sunday evening's se- vere weather. Weather Ser- vice crews will survey the areas Monday. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service has pushed back to timeline of flooding from the Pearl River at the southern end of the Louisi- ana-Mississippi line. Forecaster Phil Grigsby predicts the Pearl River could reach 21 feet by late Tuesday or early Wednesday — the height of a 1983 flood. Hancock County Emer- gency Management Agency Director Brian Adam said he's been told to expect 5 to 7 feet of water. Adam said some 100 to 200 homes around Pearl- ington, Mississippi could take on water. At least four deaths have been reported in Louisi- ana amid the flooding that began last week and the search continued for two fishermen missing since Wednesday in Mississippi. In southeastern Louisi- ana, St. Tammany Parish officials said the town of Pearl River already was see- ing flooding in one neigh- borhood. Farther to the south, of- ficials were warning resi- dents in eastern Slidell to be vigilant about rising wa- ter. Flood warnings were in effect for most of north Lou- isiana and scattered sec- tions in the southern part of the state. In Mississippi, flooding warnings are in ef- fect for areas along streams and bayous. Louisiana emergency of- ficials said nearly 5,000 homes were damaged. That number is expected to rise as more reports come in from areas still battling floodwaters. Mississippi re- ported that 185 homes were damaged by floodwaters and about 650 homes sus- tained minor damage. The flood waters have caused several roads in a south Mississippi county to collapse. Lt. Bill Davis with the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Of- fice said anyone with flood damage should report it to their parishes' homeland se- curity office. "Once the water goes down, cleanup kits will be made available" Davis said. "By the weekend, we should have a plan for dis- tribution." On Sunday, President Barack Obama signed an order declaring the flooding in Louisiana a major disas- ter. The president's declara- tion triggers federal aid for flood victims. It's the most widespread non-hurricane flooding the Louisiana National Guard has ever dealt with, said Col. Pete Schneider, a guard spokesman. The National Guard said it had about 1,200 soldiers and air crews at work in flooded areas throughout Louisiana, deploying in high-water vehicles, boats and three helicopters. Na- tional Guard crews had evacuated more than 4,255 people and 354 pets as part of its round-the-clock oper- ations. SEVERE WEATHER Water ebbing in north La., rising at Miss. border LEECELANO—THESHREVEPORTTIMES A sign marks high water in a flooded section of in Oil City, La., on Sunday. 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