Full Notification

A very slow moving line of showers and thunderstorms continues to creep across the forecast area this morning. Average area rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches are already on the ground with some significantly higher amounts that have fallen. With the likelihood that rains from this line will continue over the next several hours, the flash flood watch is being extended. The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* portions of southeast Louisiana and Mississippi, including the following areas, in southeast Louisiana, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Lower Jefferson, Lower Lafourche, Lower Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Lower Terrebonne, Northern Tangipahoa, Orleans, Pointe Coupee, Southern Tangipahoa, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John The Baptist, St. Tammany, Upper Jefferson, Upper Lafourche, Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Upper Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. In Mississippi, Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall, and Wilkinson.

* until noon CST today

* A slow moving front will result in thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall training over the same areas for several hours. Additional rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are still expected across much of area this morning, but localized areas with rainfall totals in excess of 4 inches could occur. Storm total rainfall of 3 to 5 inches with locally higher amounts has already occurred in some areas with a few locations receiving significantly more. This additional rainfall could continue to produce localized areas of flash flooding especially in low lying and poorly drained areas.

* People in the watch area should continue to be aware of the possibility for heavy rainfall. Avoid low lying areas and be careful when approaching highway dips and underpasses.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ST. CHARLES ... AMITE ... JACKSON ... ST. JAMES ... PEARL RIVER ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... EAST FELICIANA ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ST. HELENA ... WASHINGTON ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... POINTE COUPEE ... IBERVILLE ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... PIKE ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... HARRISON ... ASSUMPTION ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... WALTHALL ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... WEST FELICIANA ... ST. TAMMANY ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ORLEANS ... HANCOCK ... LIVINGSTON ... ASCENSION ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... WILKINSON

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.