Flood Advisory FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 117 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2014 HANCOCK MS- 117 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DIAMONDHEAD... * UNTIL 315 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN OCCURRING ACROSS COASTAL HANCOCK COUNTY BETWEEN PEARLINGTON AND KILN WITH RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATING UP TO 3 INCHES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PERSIST WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 315 PM CDT. STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON SECONDARY ROADS IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 19:05:15 +0000
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