Full Notification

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .Tropical moisture moving into the area in association with a developing tropical cyclone over the northern Gulf of Mexico will continue to bring rounds of showers and thunderstorms into the area through the weekend. The watch has been expanded north to include Southwest Mississippi. 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, Iberville, Livingston, Lower Jefferson, Lower Lafourche, Lower Plaquemines, Lower St. Bernard, Lower Terrebonne, Orleans, Southern Tangipahoa, St. Charles, St. James, St. John The Baptist, St. Tammany, Upper Jefferson, Upper Lafourche, Upper Plaquemines, Upper St. Bernard, Upper Terrebonne, and West Baton Rouge. In Mississippi, Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson.

* through Sunday morning

* Total rainfall accumulations of 10 to 15 inches through the weekend with isolated maximum rainfall amounts of 20 inches.

* 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. Areas that don't normally experience flash flooding, could.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ST. CHARLES ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... JACKSON ... ST. JAMES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... IBERVILLE ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... HARRISON ... ASSUMPTION ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... ST. TAMMANY ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... ORLEANS ... HANCOCK ... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... 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.