Flood Advisory until 03:30PM 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... 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...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 136 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR STRETCHING FROM NEAR GRAMERCY ACROSS THE WEST BANK OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH NEAR EDGARD TO THE EAST BANK OF ST. CHARLES PARISH AROUND NORCO AND DESTREHAN. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING ISSUES IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Instructions:
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. 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.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200