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LAC033-240930-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

134 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OAK HILLS PLACE...BATON ROUGE...BAKER



* UNTIL 430 AM CDT



* AT 130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A SPIRAL BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE RITA    

  HAD SHIFTED INTO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. AREAS OF EAST BATON      

  ROUGE PARISH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN  

  SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS   

  SPIRAL BAND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO    

  FLASH FLOODING.



* THE COMMUNITIES OF BATON ROUGE...ZACHARY AND HILLSIDE ARE INCLUDED 

  IN THIS WARNING.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3063 9120 3069 9099 3062 9096 3058 9099

      3048 9098 3045 9099 3042 9096 3040 9098

      3035 9090 3035 9101 3033 9109



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