FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 400 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NAPOLEONVILLE...
NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...METAIRIE...KENNER...AVONDALE...
NORTHWESTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF THIBODAUX...
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...
NORTH CENTRAL TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 545 AM CST
* AT 351 AM CST...FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WARNED AREA FROM
TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS
FROM NEAR GRAY TO THE NEW ORLEANS METRO AREA. A LARGE SWATH OF
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN FROM NORTH CENTRAL
TERREBONNE PARISH TO KENNER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2
INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. THERE
HAVE BEEN MANY FLOOD REPORTS DOCUMENTED AND 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 3008 9095 3013 9088 3017 9064 3021 9063
3023 9056 3018 9057 3018 9049 3027 9043
3029 9030 3019 9042 3013 9042 3006 9037
3003 9012 2981 9015 2962 9065 2964 9108
2972 9111 2982 9110 2984 9116 3002 9123
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 334 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.
ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH
AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 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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95/DM
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