
A Flash Flood watch is Now in effect 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 Fuel an Old Stationary Frontal Boundary Draped Across Coastal Mississippi and South Louisiana. with Daytime Heating After Morning Fog Burns Off today, Showers and Thunderstorms Are Expected to Develop and Become Widespread During The Afternoon. Rain will Become Heavy at Times Through tonight And Regenerate Again Tuesday As a Cold Front Approaches the Area.
General Rain Amounts of 1 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.
* Impacts from Flooding will include Rapid Rises Of Creeks, Streams, and Drainage Systems. area Rivers are at High Levels with Many Above Flood or near Flood Levels. People Living
Along Rivers and Streams Should Closely Monitor this Situation and Plan on moving to Higher Ground Once Heavy Rains Onset.
Precautionary/preparedness Actions 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.
Another Series of Disturbances moving Across South Louisiana And South Mississippi will Bring a Renewed Threat of Flooding Rains Through Tuesday Afternoon. Any Additional Rainfall During The Next Couple of Days will be Falling on Saturated Ground. Runoff will Result Rather Quickly with Only an Inch or Two of Rainfall. The Rain Threat will End with a Strong Cold Front Passage Tuesday Afternoon…however…river Flooding Could Worsen and Expand During and After the Heavy Rain.
