looks like we can expect a rainy weekend. a flash flood watch is in effect through Sunday....stay dry. from Richard Dees FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 443 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING THIS WEEKEND. THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS. LAZ039-040-058>072-MSZ070-071-077-080>082-051745- /O.NEW.KLIX.FF.A.0009.130705T1200Z-130707T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-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-PIKE- WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL... MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...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...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN... PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT... BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER... ST. MARTIN 443 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... 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...LOWER JEFFERSON...LOWER LAFOURCHE... LOWER PLAQUEMINES...LOWER ST. BERNARD...LOWER TERREBONNE... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA...ST. CHARLES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER ST. BERNARD...UPPER TERREBONNE AND WASHINGTON. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL RIVER... PIKE AND WALTHALL. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. * FLOODING OF STREETS...BAYOUS...CANALS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL REPEATEDLY OCCURS. 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, 05 Jul 2013 14:24:00 +0000
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