FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1142 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...METAIRIE...MARRERO...HARVEY...
GRETNA...AVONDALE...
EAST CENTRAL 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...
SOUTHWESTERN ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 145 AM CST
* AT 1139 PM CST...PUBLIC AND MEDIA ARE REPORTING FLASH FLOODING
FROM THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SOME AREA ROADWAYS ARE BECOMING IMPASSABLE WITH ONE OR MORE FEET OF
WATER COVERING THEM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 2 AM.
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.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3005 9024 3005 9001 3014 8990 3011 8980
3017 8974 3003 8970 3004 8981 2997 8983
2996 8970 2992 8972 2988 8965 2958 8956
2956 8962 2957 8956 2954 8954 2951 9012
2957 9018 2951 9019 2951 9029
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1148 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...
ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NAPOLEONVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...THIBODAUX...LAROSE...CUT OFF...
ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAHNVILLE...
ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RESERVE...LAPLACE...
NORTHERN TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOUMA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
* AT 1139 PM CST...SOME AREA ROADWAYS ARE BECOMING IMPASSABLE WITH
ONE OR MORE FEET OF WATER COVERING THEM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH
2 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 2951 9127 2967 9106 2982 9110 2984 9113
3003 9122 3007 9110 3035 9099 3032 9082
3019 9070 3024 9064 3022 9056 3018 9057
3018 9049 3024 9041 3009 9041 3006 9037
3006 9027 2952 9029 2948 9076 2934 9110
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 422 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* WARM MOIST GULF AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION AND PRODUCE
HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROGH THE
AREAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BRING AN END TO THE HEAVY RAIN
THREAT.
GENERAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE WATCH
AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...
RUNOFF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE FLOODING EVEN QUICKER THAN
THAT WHICH OCCURRED SATURDAY.
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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24/RR
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