FLASH FLOOD WARNING
LAC033-047-063-121-181545-
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
847 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…OAK HILLS PLACE…BATON ROUGE…
BAKER… CENTRAL IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PLAQUEMINE…
NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DENHAM SPRINGS…
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PORT ALLEN…
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
* AT 838 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR PRIDE ACROSS
GREATER BATON ROUGE TO IBERVILLE PARISH. SOME STREET FLOODING HAS
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH 10AM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ADDTIONAL FLASH
FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
