Flash Flood Warning until 10:15PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTH CENTRAL ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHWESTERN ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... WEST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... POINTE COUPEE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ST. HELENA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... EAST FELICIANA PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT SATURDAY
* AT 215 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT EXTENSIVE FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING INCLUDE... BATON ROUGE...ZACHARY...BAKER...DENHAM SPRINGS...GONZALES... DONALDSONVILLE...PLAQUEMINE...PORT ALLEN...NEW ROADS...JACKSON... ST. FRANCISVILLE...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...OAK HILLS PLACE... ST. GABRIEL...WALKER...ADDIS...BRUSLY... WHITE CASTLE AND LIVINGSTON.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... EAST FELICIANA ... IBERVILLE ... LIVINGSTON ... POINTE COUPEE ... ST. HELENA ... ST. JAMES ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... WEST FELICIANA
Instructions:
TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.
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