Flash Flood Warning until 02:45PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT
* AT 1148 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THREE INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AS RUNOFF IS SLOW AND RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...PLAQUEMINE...NAPOLEONVILLE...ST. GABRIEL...GRAMERCY...LUTCHER...WHITE CASTLE...SORRENTO...FRENCH SETTLEMENT...PORT VINCENT...SPRINGFIELD...PIERRE PART... PAINCOURTVILLE...BELLE ROSE...GEISMER...WHITEHALL...BAYOU SORREL... CONVENT AND CARVILLE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... IBERVILLE ... LIVINGSTON ... ST. JAMES
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