FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1200 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT AND PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SATURDAY. THIS FRONT IS NOW EXPECTED TO STALL OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OR RIGHT ALONG THE COAST LATE SATURDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS ALREADY IN PLACE AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LEADING TO VERY EFFICIENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-210100- /O.NEW.KLIX.FF.A.0011.130921T0600Z-130923T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON- ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION- LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST- UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- LOWER TERREBONNE-LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON- LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA- SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER- HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA... ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER... BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON... LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS... BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE... DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE... PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE... THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE... KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET... HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO... CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY... AMITE...KENTWOOD...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...CENTREVILLE... WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN... PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT... BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER... ST. MARTIN 1200 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE...LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE...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 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AMITE... HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL AND WILKINSON. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * RAINFALL: WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLY GREATER THAN 8 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HOUMA TO FRANKLINTON APPEAR TO HAVE THE GREATEST RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHILE SOUTHEAST OF THAT LINE WOULD BE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACT: FLOODING OF STREETS...BAYOUS...CANALS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ANCHOR IN PLACE OR REPEATEDLY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. &&
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:03:57 +0000
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