Flash Flood Warning until 02:30PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... SOUTHERN ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT
* AT 923 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF ASSUMPTION PARISH AND OVER DULAC. WIDESPREAD TWO TO THREE INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... IBERVILLE ... LAFOURCHE ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... TERREBONNE
Instructions:
TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning