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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

1010 AM CDT THU JUN 7 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  UPPER LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RACELAND...THIBODAUX

  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...LAPLACE...RESERVE

  TERREBONNE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOUMA



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 1008 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE 

  CORRIDOR OF TROPICAL RAINSHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING 

  FROM LAKE MAUREPAS...ACROSS THIBODAUX INTO COASTAL TERREBONNE  

  PARISH. WHILE THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 20 MPH THE  

  ENTIRE AREA OF RAINFALL WAS MOVING LITTLE. THE ACTIVITY WILL BE 

  REPEATING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES OF 

  RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 36 HOURS. 



THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION. ALL RIVERS... 

BAYOUS AND STREAMS ARE ABOVE THERE FLOOD STAGES WITHIN THE WARNING 

AREA. 



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

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABONDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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

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

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