FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 207 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
NORTHERN JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...METAIRIE...MARRERO...KENNER...
HARVEY...GRETNA...AVONDALE...
NORTHWESTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW ORLEANS...EAST NEW ORLEANS...
NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELLE CHASSE...
WEST CENTRAL ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE...
ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAHNVILLE...
ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHERN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RESERVE...LAPLACE...
* UNTIL 400 AM CST
* AT 156 AM CST...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WARNED AREA FROM
TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST 4 HOURS
FROM DES ALLEMANDS TO NEAR BOUTTE. A LARGE SWATH OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS
FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN FROM SOUTHEAST OF THIBODAUX INTO THE
NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2
INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FLOOD
REPORTS DOCUMENTED AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE
FLOODING THAT IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
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.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
LAT...LON 3007 9096 3012 9043 3006 9037 3003 9012
3006 8998 3016 8987 3011 8980 3017 8975
3017 8971 3013 8973 3017 8965 3016 8965
3004 8970 3004 8981 2999 8983 2995 8979
2997 8971 2992 8972 2986 8964 2963 9066
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1257 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA...
IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...
LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...
ORLEANS...POINTE COUPEE...ST. CHARLES...ST. HELENA...ST.
JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...TANGIPAHOA...
UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER
ST. BERNARD...UPPER TERREBONNE...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE
AND WEST FELICIANA. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AMITE...
HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL
AND WILKINSON.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* WARM MOIST GULF AIR WILL INTERACT WITH ANOTHER STRONG
DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST GULF TO PRODUCE A HEAVY
RAINFALL POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING AN END TO THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT
LATER TODAY.
GENERAL RAIN AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH
AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN
AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE TRAINING THUNDERSTORM CELLS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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