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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA

1232 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

  SOUTHERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* AT 1230 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA 

OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH 

OF METAIRIE TO LAFITTE AND TERREBONNE BAY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE 

NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 2 TO 3 

INCHES OF RAIN AS THEY MOVE ACROSS JEFFERSON AND SOUTHERN LAFOURCHE 

PARISHES. SINCE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS 

RAINFALL...ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER OF UNKOWN DEPTH 

COVERS THE ROAD. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE 

ABANDONED. 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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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