Flash Flood Watch in effect until 2 PM CDT this afternoon 
...BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING CONCERN... .OVERNIGHT SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SATURATED MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS IS AHEAD OF HEAVIER ACTIVITY WHICH COULD TRAIN OVER PORTIONS OF BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SHORES ALONG WITH COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT SHOULD END RATHER QUICKLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...ST. CHARLES...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON... UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD AND UPPER TERREBONNE. IN MISSISSIPPI...HANCOCK... HARRISON AND JACKSON.
* UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* HOURLY RAINFALL AMOUNT POSSIBLY APPROACHING 3 INCHES.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IN AN HOUR COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF WILL BE VERY QUICK.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ORLEANS ... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ST. TAMMANY ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE
Instructions:
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200