

000 

WGUS54 KLIX 031112

FFWLIX

LAC103-117-031715-

/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0006.080503T1109Z-080503T1715Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

609 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...



* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT



* AT 605 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH   

  FLOODING FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE LITTLE

  BOGUE FALAYA RIVER NEAR AND ABOVE FOLSOM. LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO  

  REPORTED ABOUT THREE FEET OF RAPIDLY MOVING WATER OVER HIGHWAY 40 

  JUST EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF FOLSOM. OTHER SECONDARY ROADS NEAR 

  THIS AREA MAY ALSO BE INUNDATED.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FOLSOM AND

  ENON



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

WARNED AREA THIS MORNING.



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.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3056 9004 3058 9024 3065 9024 3068 9026

      3068 9024 3070 9026 3073 9025 3077 9028

      3077 9004

TIME...MOT...LOC 1109Z 180DEG 0KT 3062 9014



$$



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000 

WGUS54 KLIX 031112

FFWLIX

LAC103-117-031715-

/O.NEW.KLIX.FF.W.0006.080503T1109Z-080503T1715Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

609 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...



* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT



* AT 605 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH   

  FLOODING FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE LITTLE

  BOGUE FALAYA RIVER NEAR AND ABOVE FOLSOM. LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO  

  REPORTED ABOUT THREE FEET OF RAPIDLY MOVING WATER OVER HIGHWAY 40 

  JUST EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF FOLSOM. OTHER SECONDARY ROADS NEAR 

  THIS AREA MAY ALSO BE INUNDATED.  



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FOLSOM AND

  ENON



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

WARNED AREA THIS MORNING.



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.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3056 9004 3058 9024 3065 9024 3068 9026

      3068 9024 3070 9026 3073 9025 3077 9028

      3077 9004

TIME...MOT...LOC 1109Z 180DEG 0KT 3062 9014



$$



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