Flash Flood Warning until 01:30PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHEASTERN TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHWESTERN PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHWESTERN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... CENTRAL JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1024 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FROM LUTCHER THROUGH HOUMA TO DULAC. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ONGOING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... HOUMA...THIBODAUX...CUT OFF...LAROSE...RESERVE...GRAMERCY... LUTCHER...LOCKPORT...JEAN LAFITTE...LABADIEVILLE...DULAC... MATHEWS...LAFITTE...BAYOU GAUCHE...RACELAND...BARATARIA... CHAUVIN...GARYVILLE...CHACKBAY AND SCHRIEVER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION ... JEFFERSON ... LAFOURCHE ... PLAQUEMINES ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... TERREBONNE
Instructions:
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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