Full Notification

A series of large upper level disturbances will be moving over the Gulf South over the next several days. Another round of storms are likely to develop and move through later this evening into Saturday. This pattern will continue through the weekend. Each feature passage will bring heavy rainfall, that over time, could accumulate to several inches. As a result, the potential for flash flooding will be present. 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, 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.

* Through Sunday afternoon

* Generally 2 to 4 inches of additional rainfall with locally higher amounts possible. Rain rates at times may approach 2 to 3 inches per hour.

* Impacts include rapid rises on area small streams and creeks resulting in flooding on some rivers. Rapid ponding of water that may overwhelm local drainage capacities due to excessive rain rates.

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

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.