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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

1210 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007



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...EAST NEW ORLEANS...

  ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...



* UNTIL 215 PM CDT



* AT 1205 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL APPROACHING JEFFERSON AND ORLEANS PARISHES FROM 

ST CHARLES PARISH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KENNER TO 

GALLIANO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW

  ORLEANS ARMSTRONG AIRPORT...WAGGAMAN...HARAHAN...BRIDGE CITY...

  BARATARIA...JEAN LAFITTE...WESTWEGO...GRETNA...TERRYTOWN AND LAKE

  CATHERINE



THERE ARE NUMEROUS AREAS OF THE METRO AREA THAT ARE EXPERIENCING 

STREET FLOODING. NEW ORLEANS POLICE AND JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFFS 

OFFICE HAVE BARRICADED SEVERAL FLOODED STREETS. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND 

THE BARRICADES LIMIT ALL TRAVEL TO EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY UNTIL 

CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH 215 PM. THIS WILL MEAN SOME ACCUMULATIONS IN 

EXCESS OF 6 INCHES WILL HAVE RESULTED SINCE SUNRISE THIS MORNING IN 

SOME LOCATIONS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 2969 9015 2972 9035 3003 9043 3006 9026

      3004 9012 3012 8980 3017 8975 3014 8960

      3002 8975 2999 9001 2992 8990 2992 8996

      2981 9010 2962 8998 2957 9004 2956 9016

TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 252DEG 24KT 2999 9030 2945 9020



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