Flood Advisory until 12:00PM
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for... Central St. John The Baptist Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Ascension Parish in southeastern Louisiana... St. James Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Livingston Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southeastern Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northeastern Assumption Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Southwestern Pearl River County in southern Mississippi...
* Until noon CST
* At 1005 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to showers and thunderstorms persisting over the same areas since early this morning. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Picayune, Covington, Donaldsonville, Poplarville, Napoleonville, Reserve, Laplace, Gramercy, Lutcher, Abita Springs, Madisonville, Sun, Paincourtville, Convent, North Vacherie, Garyville, Wallace, Supreme, Bush and Mcneil.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... LIVINGSTON ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ST. TAMMANY ... TANGIPAHOA
Instructions:
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
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:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory