FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 456 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
456 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
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IBERVILLE LA-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST LA-ST. CHARLES LA-
EAST BATON ROUGE LA-ASSUMPTION LA-WEST BATON ROUGE LA-ST. JAMES LA-
ASCENSION LA-ST. BERNARD LA-JEFFERSON LA-ORLEANS LA-LAFOURCHE LA-
PLAQUEMINES LA-
456 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE...
ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NAPOLEONVILLE...
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OAK HILLS PLACE...BATON ROUGE...
BAKER...
IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PLAQUEMINE...
JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TIMBERLANE...METAIRIE...MARRERO...
KENNER...HARVEY...AVONDALE...
LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW ORLEANS...EAST 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...
ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RESERVE...LAPLACE...
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PORT ALLEN...
* UNTIL 700 AM CST
* AT 453 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS AND
METROPOLITAN BATON ROUGE. STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
NUMEROUS LOCATIONS DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS THAT HAVE ALREADY FALLEN
OVERNIGHT.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RATES UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED FLOODING OF
STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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 3042 9164 3071 9103 3060 9096 3040 9096
3020 9071 3018 9042 3006 9037 3003 9018
3005 9001 3015 8986 2997 8983 2995 8978
2957 8962 2981 9086 2969 9108 2982 9110
2987 9120 2998 9126 3004 9122 3006 9136
$$

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TODAY WHILE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES.
VERY MOIST AIR IN PLACE WILL INTERACT WITH THE DISTURBANCES TO
PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY. MANY AREAS ARE QUITE SATURATED FROM
THE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND LAST EVENING...SO IT
WILL NOT TAKE MUCH HEAVY RAINFALL TO PRODUCE AREAS OF FLOODING
TODAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD OCCUR THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS
TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE TONIGHT.
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POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-
EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-
ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...
MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...
PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...
DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...
LABADIEVILLE...PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...
RESERVE...THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...
METAIRIE...KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...
VIOLET...HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...YSCLOSKEY...CENTREVILLE...
WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...
PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...
BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...
ST. MARTIN
500 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...ASCENSION...ASSUMPTION...EAST BATON
ROUGE...EAST FELICIANA...IBERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...LOWER ST.
BERNARD...ORLEANS...POINTE COUPEE...ST. CHARLES...ST. HELENA...
ST. JAMES...ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST. TAMMANY...TANGIPAHOA...
UPPER JEFFERSON...UPPER LAFOURCHE...UPPER PLAQUEMINES...UPPER
ST. BERNARD...UPPER TERREBONNE...WASHINGTON...WEST BATON ROUGE
AND WEST FELICIANA. IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AMITE...
HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON...PEARL RIVER...PIKE...WALTHALL
AND WILKINSON.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TODAY WHILE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES.
VERY MOIST AIR IN PLACE WILL INTERACT WITH THE DISTURBANCES TO
PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY. MANY AREAS ARE VERY SATURATED FROM
THE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING AND LAST EVENING...AND
THERE IS ONGOING STREET FLOODING OCCURRING OVER WIDESPREAD
SECTIONS OF SOME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA PARISHES. IT WILL NOT TAKE
MUCH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING TODAY.
THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD OCCUR THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY
BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE TONIGHT.
* WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF STREET
FLOODING...POSSIBLE FLOODING OF CANALS AND SMALL STREAMS...AND
POTENTIALLY MORE SERIOUS FLOODING OF PROPERTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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