Flash Flood Warning until 11:45AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTH CENTRAL EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
* AT 842 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ONGOING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...NAPOLEONVILLE...ST. GABRIEL... GRAMERCY...LUTCHER...WHITE CASTLE...SORRENTO...PORT VINCENT... PIERRE PART...PAINCOURTVILLE...BELLE ROSE...GEISMER...CONVENT... CARVILLE...PRAIRIEVILLE...PIERRE PART AND SUPREME. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... IBERVILLE ... LAFOURCHE ... LIVINGSTON ... ST. JAMES
Instructions:
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SJPSO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning