Flood Advisory until 11:45AM 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR... NORTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHWESTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHERN WEST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHERN ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHERN EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... POINTE COUPEE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
* AT 727 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. AREAS AROUND GONZALES...SORRENTO AND DONALDSONVILLE MAY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 530 AM...BASED ON RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL MAKE MINOR FLOODING.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... IBERVILLE ... LAFOURCHE ... LIVINGSTON ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Instructions:
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