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LAC051-071-075-087-089-221045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

154 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TIMBERLANE...METAIRIE...MARRERO...

  KENNER...HARVEY...AVONDALE

  ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW ORLEANS

  PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELLE CHASSE

  ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE

  ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAHNVILLE



* UNTIL 445 AM CST



* AT 151 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST INTO METRO NEW ORLEANS. THESE 

  STORMS CONTAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND WILL LIKELY LEAD TO 

  FLOODING. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. THE ALREADY 

SATURATED GROUND FROM EARLIER RAINS...POOR DRAINAGE...AND DRAINAGE 

CANALS WHICH ALREADY MAY BE NEARLY FULL WILL ENHANCE THE THREAT OF 

FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



LAT...LON 3007 9040 2999 9053 2980 9047 2970 9008

      2983 8974 3016 8963 3015 8987 3004 9008



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