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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

350 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BAKER...BATON ROUGE...OAK HILLS

  PLACE...ZACHARY

  IBERVILLE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PLAQUEMINE

  WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PORT ALLEN



* UNTIL 545 PM CDT



* AT 345 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE 

  TO HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR ST. FRANCISVILLE SOUTHWARD INTO THE WESTERN

  HALF OF IBERVILLE PARISH. THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE

  NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AREA

  AND IBERVILLE PARISH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL 

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. 

  HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS STORMS WILL LIKELY 

  CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADS...STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED.



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

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



REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL PARISH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

AGENCY AND THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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