Flash Flood Watch in effect from late Thursday night through Friday evening
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT... .A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT PROGRESSES SOUTH. THE THREAT WILL BEGIN OVER SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND ADJACENT LOUISIANA PARISHES TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. AS THE FRONT SHIFTS SOUTH THURSDAY...THE THREAT WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD AS WELL. GENERALLY WET SOIL FROM RECENT RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... 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...ASSUMPTION...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE... LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE... ORLEANS...ST. CHARLES...ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST... UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD AND UPPER TERREBONNE. IN MISSISSIPPI...HANCOCK... HARRISON AND JACKSON.
* FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
* HOURLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF WILL BE VERY QUICK.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... ORLEANS ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SJPSO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Watch