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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

540 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008



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...ZACHARY...OAK HILLS PLACE...BATON

  ROUGE...BAKER...

  NORTHERN IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PLAQUEMINE...

  LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DENHAM SPRINGS...

  SOUTHERN POINTE COUPEE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMMOND...

  WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PORT ALLEN...



* UNTIL 845 PM CDT



* AT 530 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING   

  AND WATER ENTERING HOMES IN DENHAM SPRINGS.  WATER WAS ALSO        

  REPORTED COVERING ROADS IN HAMMOND FROM ANOTHER TRAINED WEATHER    

  SPOTTER.  A SLOW MOVING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM       

  ROBERT THROUGH BATON ROUGE TO AROUND LAFAYETTE WILL CONTINUE TO    

  IMPACT THE AREA FOR ANOTHER 1 TO 2 HOURS.   



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

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 3024 9157 3033 9165 3044 9164 3063 9173

      3069 9088 3066 9091 3065 9057 3071 9055

      3073 9029 3042 9025 3033 9084 3036 9089

      3035 9100 3030 9103 3022 9149

TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 180DEG 0KT 3050 9109



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